Who was the last king of the Shunga dynasty?

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The correct answer is Devabhuti.Key Points

The last king of the Shunga dynasty was Devabhuti.
Shunga dynasty ruled over a major part of northern India from the 2^nd century BCE to the 1^st century BCE.
The Shunga dynasty was preceded by the Maurya dynasty and succeeded by the Kanva dynasty.
The Shunga period saw the revival of Hinduism and Sanskrit literature, after the decline of Buddhism under the Mauryas.
Devabhuti was a weak and ineffective ruler, who was overthrown by his minister Vasudeva Kanva, leading to the end of the Shunga dynasty.
The Kanva dynasty ruled for a brief period of about 45 years, before being replaced by the Satavahanas in the Deccan region.
The Satavahanas were contemporaries of the later Shunga kings, and their most famous ruler was Gautamiputra Satakarni, who defeated the Shunga ruler Vasumitra.

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Pushyamitra Shunga was the founder of the Shunga dynasty.
- He ruled from 185 BCE to 149 BCE.
Bhavabhuti was a renowned Sanskrit playwright and poet who lived in the 8th century CE, several centuries after the end of Shunga dynasty.
- His plays are regarded as being on par with Kalidasa's.
Shashanka was a king of Gauda region in present-day West Bengal during the 7th century CE, again several centuries after the end of Shunga dynasty.
- The Bengali calendar is attributed to Shashanka.