Agnimitra
Agnimitra was the second Shunga emperor who reigned over what is now northern and central India. He succeeded his father, the emperor Pushyamitra, in 149 BCE. The Vayu Purana and the Brahmanda Purana have assigned 8 years as the length of his reign.
Ancestry and early life
According to Kālidāsa in the Mālavikāgnimitra, Agnimitra belonged to a Brahmin Baimbika family; the Puranas also mention him as a Shunga. The Mālavikāgnimitra, informs us that he was the Goptri at Vidisha during his father's reign.The play Mālavikāgnimitra gives us the names of three of his queen-consorts: Dharini, Iravati, and Malavika.
Military campaigns
Conquest of Vidarbha
According to the Mālavikāgnimitra, a war broke out between the Shungas and neighboring Vidarbha kingdom during Agnimitra's reign as viceroy of Vidisha. Before the rise of the Shungas, Vidarbha had become independent from the Mauryan Empire when a former Mauryan put his brother-in-law Yajnasena on the throne. Madhavasena, a cousin of Yajnasena, sought help from Agnimitra in overthrowing his cousin, but was captured while crossing the border of Vidarbha and imprisoned.Agnimitra demanded the release of Madhavasena, and in return Yajnasena demanded the release of the former Mauryan secretary, who had been captured earlier by Agnimitra. Instead, Agnimitra sent his army to invade Vidarbha. Yajnasena was defeated and forced to divide Vidarbha with Madhavasena, and both cousins recognized the suzerainty of the Shunga rulers.