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¹ The 'Mitra' coins, of several kinds, found in Oudh, Rohilkhaṇḍ, Gōrakhpur, &c., probably belong to the Śuṅgas, though only one name on the coins, that of Agnimitra, agrees with the Purāṇic lists. But this may be due to the fact that the Śuṅgas apparently had alternative names (K. P. Jayaswal in *J. B. O. Res. Soc.*, iii). For detailed descriptions see Carlleyle and Rivett-Carnac, *J. A. S. B.*, 1880, pt. i, pp. 21–8, 87–90, with plates; Cunningham, *Coins of Ancient India*, pp. 69, 74, 79, 93; *Catal. of Coins in I. M.*, vol. i, p. 184. The most authentic version of the Śuṅga history, according to the Purāṇas, as translated from the eclectic text, is as follows:— 'Puṣyamitra the commander-in-chief will uproot Bṛhadratha and will rule the kingdom as king 36 years. *His* son Agnimitra will be king 8 years. Vasujyeṣṭha will be king 7 years. *His* son Vasumitra will be king 10 years. Then his son Andhraka (Odraka) will reign 2 years. Pulindaka will then reign 3 years. *His* son Ghoṣa will be king 3 years. Next Vajramitra will be king 9 years. Bhāgavata will be king 32 years. His son Devabhūmi will reign 10 years. These ten Śuṅga kings will enjoy this earth full 112 years. From them the earth will pass to the Kāṇvas' (Pargiter, *Dynasties of the Kali Age*, pp. 30, 70. Variant readings are given in the notes). The details of the length of reigns do not agree with the total, 112.