Bhagabhadra (Brāhmī: 𑀪𑀸𑀕𑀪𑀤𑁆𑀭 Bhā-ga-bha-dra, Bhāgabhadra) was a Shunga Emperor who reigned in northern and central India from around 114 BCE to...
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Indo-Greek king Antialcidas from Taxila, and was sent to the Indian ruler Bhagabhadra. A dedication written in Brahmi script was inscribed on the pillar, venerating...
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Panchala, Kausambi, and Mathura. He was succeeded by Andhraka, Antaka, Bhagabhadra or Bhadra according to different puranas. Lahiri, Bela (1974). Indigenous...
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Shunga Empire's capital was Pataliputra, but later emperors such as Bhagabhadra also held court at Besnagar (modern Vidisha) in eastern Malwa. This dynasty...
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Devabhuti Emperor of Magadha Reign 83 – 75 BCE Predecessor Bhagabhadra Successor Vasudeva Kanva Dynasty Shunga...
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ambassador of the Greek king Antialcidas to a regional Indian king, Kasiputra Bhagabhadra. The Heliodorus pillar inscription is a private religious dedication...
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erected by his ambassador Heliodorus at the court of the Shunga king Bhagabhadra at Vidisha, near Sanchi. It states that he was a devotee of Vishnu, the...
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CE. Heliodorus, the Greek Ambassador to the court of the Shunga King Bhagabhadra erected the Heliodorus pillar near Vidisha. Ujjain emerged as the predominant...
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Indo-Greek king Antialcidas in Taxila to the court of the Shunga king Bhagabhadra. Historically, it is one of the earliest known inscriptions related to...
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of Heliodorus, from king Antialkidas to the court of the Sungas king Bhagabhadra in Vidisha, is recorded. In the Sunga capital, Heliodorus established...
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