The Sunga dynasty ruled the Sunga empire of central and eastern India from 185 BCE to around 73 BCE.The last ruler of the Mauryan dynasty was Brhadrata. He was killed by his own commander-in-chief Pusyamitra Sunga in 185 BCE.

With the fall of Mauryas, India lost its political unity. Pushyamitra Sunga became the ruler of the Magadha and neighbouring territories. The north-western regions comprising Rajputana, Malwa and Punjab passed into the hands of the foreign rulers. The kingdom of Pushyamitra was extended upto Narmada in the south, and controlled Jalandhar and Sialkot in the Punjab in the north-western regions.

Pushyamitra died

Some of its main rulers were:

• Pusyamitra Sunga, founder of the dynasty.
• Agnimitra, son and successor of Pusyamitra.
• Bhagabhadra (mentioned by the Puranas).
• Devabhuti, last Sunga king.