Shunga

shunga English + Empire Etymology Possibly from en sa शुङ्ग fig tree. Pronunciation en /ˈʃʊŋə/ Adjective - Of or relating to the ancient Indian Shunga Empire that flourished between 187 and 78 en 2000 Shunga Dynasty (ca. 2nd–1st century B.C.) The Metropolitan Museum of Art https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/shun/hd_shun.htm Under Shunga patronage, the core of the Great Stupa, thought to date from the era of the Mauryan emperor Ashoka (r. ca. 273–232 B.C.), was enlarged to its present diameter of 120 feet, covered with a stone casing, topped with a balcony and umbrella, and encircled with a stone railing. https://web.archive.org/web/20241225145525/https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/shun/hd_shun.htm 25 December 2024 Anagrams en aghnsu Gushan