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The Kanva dynasty was established by Vasudeva Kanva in 73 BCE. Vasudeva was initially a minister of the Shunga Emperor Devabhuti, who then assassinated the former emperor and usurped the throne. [5] The Kanva ruler allowed the kings of the Shunga dynasty to continue to rule in obscurity in a corner of their former dominions.
Vasudeva Kanva (c. 75 – c. 66 BCE) was the founder of the Kanva dynasty. [1] He was originally an Amatya (minister) of last Shunga ruler Devabhuti . Vasudeva killed the last Shunga ruler and established Kanva dynasty. [ 2 ]
This dynasty was founded by Vasudeva Kanva who overthrow the Emperor Devabhuti in 73 BCE. This dynasty lasted for only 45 years, ruling Magadha from 73 to 28 BCE. On 28 BCE, the last emperor, Susarman Kanva was killed by the Satavahana Emperor Satakarni II and the Magadha Empire subsequently collapsed.
The dynasty was established by Pushyamitra, after taking the throne of Magadha from the Mauryas. The Shunga empire's capital was Pataliputra, but later emperors such as Bhagabhadra also held court at Besnagar (modern Vidisha) in eastern Malwa. [2] This dynasty is also responsible for successfully fighting and resisting the Greeks in Shunga ...
The Mewar dynasty under Maharana Udai Singh II faced further defeat by Mughal emperor Akbar, with their capital Chittor being captured. Due to this event, Udai Singh II founded Udaipur, which became the new capital of the Mewar kingdom. His son, Maharana Pratap of Mewar, firmly resisted the Mughals. Akbar sent many missions against him.
Kanva or Kanwa (Sanskrit: कण्व, IAST: Kaṇva), also called Karnesh, was an ancient Hindu rishi [1] of the Treta Yuga, to whom some of the hymns of the Rig Veda are ascribed. [2] [3] He was one of the Angirasas. [4] He has been called a son of Ghora, but this lineage belongs to Pragatha Kanva, a subsequent Kanva of which there were many.
Simuka is mentioned as the first king in a list of royals in a Satavahana inscription at Naneghat. [4] The various Puranas have different names for the founder of the Andhra dynasty: Shishuka in Matsya Purana, Sipraka in Vishnu Purana, Sindhuka in Vayu Purana, Chhesmaka in Brahmanda Purana, and Shudraka or Suraka in Kumarika Khanda of Skanda Purana. [11]
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.