Political History of Ancient India, from the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty c16.s2.24

c16.s2.24

The Śuṅga power was not altogether extinguished after the tragic end of Devabhūti. It probably survived in Central India² till the rise of the so-called Andhras, Andhrabhṛityas or Sātavāhanas who "swept away the remains of the Śuṅga power" and probably appointed Śiśunandi¹ to govern the Vidiśā region. Śiśunandi's younger brother had a grandson (*dauhitra*) named Śiśuka who became the ruler of Purikā.²