Vasujyeshtha or Sujyeshtha (also Vasujyestha, Sujyestha) (r. 141 – 131 BCE) was the third Shunga Emperor who reigned over what is now Northern and Central India.
[1][2] He succeeded his father, the Emperor Agnimitra upon the latter's death in 141 BCE.
[4] He is credited with successfully completing his grandfather Pushyamitra Shunga's Ashvamedha Yajna and for defeating forces of the Indo-Greek Kingdom along the banks of the Sindhu River.
His achievements are mentioned briefly in the play Malavikagnimitra, which was composed during the later Gupta era by Kalidasa.
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