The Early History of the Deccan (Parts I–XI) v1.c7.s6.26

v1.c7.s6.26

The field was clear for Puṣyamitra. The Greeks were far away; the Kaliṅga ruler was dead; and the Maurya *Sachiva* who was his natural enemy (*prakṛtyamitra*) was in the royal prison. Yet a relation of the latter Yajñasena had taken advantage of the confusion in the land to carve out an independent kingdom in Vidarbha. It did not take long, however, for Agnimitra, the son of Puṣyamitra and Viceroy of Vidiśā, to destroy the independence of Vidarbha, since it had only very recently been established and was as weak as a newly planted tree.¹ Vidarbha was divided between the cousins Agnimitra and Virasena, the river Varadā forming the boundary between their kingdoms.