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Who was the founder of the Sunga dynasty?

  1. Agnimitra

  2. Divakarmaitra

  3. Pushyamitra

  4. Vasumitra
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Explanation

Pushyamitra Sunga founded the Sunga dynasty in 185 BCE after assassinating the last Mauryan ruler, Brihadratha. He was the commander-in-chief of the Mauryan army and established Brahminical orthodoxy, opposing Buddhist expansion. Agnimitra was his son (and the hero of Kalidasa's Malavikagnimitram), while Divakarmaitra and Vasumitra were other figures not associated with founding the dynasty.

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