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{{Infobox monarch<br />
| name =Devabhuti<br />
| title =[[Shunga Empire|Shunga Emperor]]<br />
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| reign = 83–75 BCE<br />
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| full name = Guruprasad <br />
| predecessor = [[Bhagabhadra]]<br />
| successor = [[Vasudeva Kanva]]<br />
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'''Devabhuti''' ({{reign|83|75 BCE}}), also known as '''Devbhomi'''', was the last king of the [[Shunga Empire]] in ancient India. He was assassinated by his minister [[Vasudeva Kanva]]. Following his death, the Shunga dynasty was then replaced by the subsequent [[Kanva dynasty|Kanvas]].<br />
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==Nature==<br />
He was a weak king and thus, was vulnerable to assassination and annexation of his kingdom. He is said to have been overfond of the company of women. {{sfn|Raychaudhuri|2006|p=333}}{{sfn|Thapar|2013|p=296}}<br />
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{{succession box <br />
| title = [[Shunga Empire|Shunga Ruler]]<br />
| years = 83–75 BCE<br />
| before = [[Bhagabhadra]]<br />
| after = [[Kanva dynasty]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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===Sources===<br />
* {{citation |last=Thapar |first=Romila |author-link=Romila Thapar |title=The Past Before Us|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aei9AAAAQBAJ |year=2013 |publisher=[[Harvard University Press]] |isbn=978-0-674-72651-2 }}<br />
*"Dictionary of Buddhism" by Damien Keown (Oxford University Press, 2003) {{ISBN|0-19-860560-9}}<br />
* {{citation |last=Raychaudhuri |first=Hemchandra |authorlink=Hem Chandra Raychaudhuri |title=Political History of Ancient India |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h1KObc_qaXYC |year=2006 |publisher=[[Cosmo Publications]] |isbn=81-307-0291-6 }}<br />
*"Aśoka and the decline of the Mauryas" Romila Thaper (London 1961).<br />
*"The Yuga Purana", John E. Mitchiner, [[Kolkata]], The Asiatic Society, 2002, {{ISBN|81-7236-124-6}}<br />
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[[Category:73 BC deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Rulers of Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:Assassinated Indian people]]<br />
[[Category:Murdered Indian monarchs]]<br />
[[Category:1st-century BC Indian monarchs]]<br />
[[Category:People murdered in India]]<br />
[[Category:1st-century BC murdered monarchs]]<br />
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