The Ancient and Medieval Architecture of India: A Study of Indo-Aryan Civilisation c15.5

c15.5

But the dominions over which Pushyamitra ruled were of small extent compared with those of Asoka. After the death of the latter, the glory of the Mauryan empire was soon eclipsed by the rise of another dynasty, that of the Andhras, which at that time occupied the deltas of the Godâvarî and Krishnâ Rivers, but gradually extended their sway over the whole of the Dekhan; until in 27 B.C. they overthrew the successors of the Sungas, and established themselves as the leading power in Central and a great part of Northern India.