Shunga Dynasty - Shungachō (English spelling) Suga

Japanese: シュンガ朝 - しゅんがちょう(英語表記)Suga
Shunga Dynasty - Shungachō (English spelling) Suga

An ancient Indian dynasty (c. 185-c. 80 BC). The first king, Pushyamitra, was a military commander of the Mauryan Empire. He killed his master and seized the kingship around 185 BC, and ruled over a fairly large territory in northern India. He respected the religion and culture of the Brahmins by performing the Vedic ritual (ancient Indian mythological ritual), Ashvamedha (horse-shrine festival). According to Buddhist legend, he persecuted Buddhists, but Buddhist architecture flourished in his territory, as can be seen in the ruins of Bharkhut. However, at that time, new powers arose in the south and foreign tribes invaded from the northwest, so this dynasty was not as powerful as the Mauryan Empire, and was destroyed by his minister Vasudeva around 80 BC, and replaced by the Kanba dynasty.

[Toshio Yamazaki]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

古代インドの王朝(前185ころ~前80ころ)。初代プッシャミトラはマウリヤ朝の軍司令官で、紀元前185年ごろ主君を殺して王権を奪い、北インドのかなり広い領土を支配した。彼はベーダ的儀式(古代インドの神話的祭式)であるアシュバメーダ(馬祠祭(ばしさい))を再度行って、バラモンの宗教と文化を尊重した。仏教側の伝説によれば、彼は仏教徒を迫害したというが、その領土では、バールフトの遺跡にみられるように仏教建築が盛んであった。だが、当時、南には新しい勢力が興り、西北からは異民族が侵入したために、この王朝はマウリヤ朝ほどに強大ではなく、前80年ごろ大臣バスデーバに滅ぼされ、カーンバ朝にかわった。

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