Question

What are the common features between sunga and kanva dynasty

Answer 1

Answer:

The Sunga Dynasty

Pushyamitra, the commander-in-chief, having slain his master, Brihadratha Maurya, and imprisoned the minister, usurped the vacant throne, and established himself as sovereign of the now contracted Maurya dominions, thus founding a dynasty known to history as that of the Sungas.

The capital continued to be, as of old, Pataliputra, and probably all the central or home provinces of the empire recognized the usurper’s authority, which extended to the south as far as the Narmada River, and presumably embraced the territories in the Ganges basin, corresponding with the modern Bihar, Tirhut, and the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. It is unlikely that either the later Mauryas or the Sungas exercised any jurisdiction in the Panjab.

During the latter years of his reign, the usurper