Vasumitra

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Vasumitra
Emperor
Emperor of Magadha
Reignc. 131 – c. 124 BCE
PredecessorVasujyeshtha
SuccessorBhadraka
Died124 BCE
DynastyShunga
FatherAgnimitra
MotherDharini
ReligionDharma

Vasumitra (or Sumitra, according to the d manuscript of the Matsya Purana) (r. 131 – 124 BCE; died 124 BCE) was the fourth Shunga Emperor, who reigned from 131 to 124 BCE. He was the son of Emperor Agnimitra by his empress-consort Dharini and the brother or half-brother of Emperor Vasujyesththa and the step son of Empress Mālavikā, the third wife of Emperor Agnimitra.

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