Devabhuti
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Reign
The later Shunga Emperors after Pushyamitra Shunga, had little power and were puppets in the hands of their ministers. According to Bana's Harshacharita, he was assassinated by his prime minister Vasudeva Kanva with help of the daughter of a slave woman of Devabhuti, who disguised herself as his empress.[1][2][3]
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References
Citations
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Sources
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- "Dictionary of Buddhism" by Damien Keown (Oxford University Press, 2003) Template:ISBN
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- "Aśoka and the decline of the Mauryas" Romila Thaper (London 1961).
- "The Yuga Purana", John E. Mitchiner, Kolkata, The Asiatic Society, 2002, Template:ISBN