Puru and Yadu Dynasties

In Hindu texts, the Puru and Yadu Dynasties are the descendants of legendary King Pururavas who founded Lunar Dynasty in the Treta Yuga. King Pururavas was the son of Ila and Budha. Some of the dynasties' important members were Yayati, Yadu, King Puru , Turvasu, Druhyu and Anu.

Chandravansha (Lunar Dynasty)

King Pururavas was the founder of Chandravansha (Lunar Dynasty). He founded Lunar Dynasty in Treta Yuga. According to the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, King Pururavas was the son of Ila and Budha. Some important members were Yayati, Yadu, King Puru , Turvasu, Druhyu and Anu. According to Mahabharata, Pandavas and Kauravas were from the lineage of King Puru. Kartavirya Arjuna, Shree Krishna and Balarama were from the lineage of King Yadu. Yadu Vamsa known as Yadavas. Turvasu's descendants were Mleccha of Balochistan and Dravidas of South India. Druhyu's descendants were Gandhara, Shakuni etc., Anu's descendants were Madras, Kekayas, King Ushinara and Shibi Chakravarthi, etc.

1. Lord Brahma

2. Brahmarshi Atri

3. Chandra Deva

4. Budha (Mercury)

The Chandravanshi (Lunar Dynasty) Kings

The Chandravansha was founded in Treta Yuga.

1. Pururavas (Contemporary to Ravana of Lanka and Suryavanshi King Vishwagashva)
2. Aayu, Shrutayu, Satyayu, Raya, Jaya and Vijaya were the sons of King Pururavas
3. Nahusha, Kshatravrdhdha, Raji, Rabha and Anena were the sons of Aayu
4. Yati, king Yayati, Samyati, Ayati, Viyati and Kriti were the sons of Nahusha.

Yayati (Contemporary to Demon King Vrishparva) had 2 wives and 5 sons.Yadu, Turvasu, Druhyu, Anu and King Puru were the 5 sons of Yayati.Devayani and Sharmishtha were the two wives of Yayati.

Genealogy

Brahma God of Creation

Atri Brahmarshi

Anasuya Wife of Atri

Kandali Wife of Durvasa

Durvasa Maharshi

Tara Illegitimate Wife of Chandra

Chandra Deva

Rohini Wife of Chandra

Lord Dattatreya Rshi

Anagha Wife of Dattatreya

Budha Mercury

Varchas Son of Chandra

King Puru Dynasty

The Puru Dynasty Kings such as King Puru and Janamejaya were once defeated by Ravana of Lanka.

1. King Puru (Contemporary to Suryavanshi King Mandhatri)
2. Janamejaya I
3. Prachinwan (Contemporary to Suryavanshi king Mulaka)
4. Pravira
5. Manasyu
6. Risheyu
7. Matinara I
8. Charupada
9. Suduyu
10. Bahugava
11. Sanyati
12. Ahamyati
13. Sarvabhauma I
14. Jayatsena
15. Arachina
16. Arihana I
17. Mahabhauma (Contemporary to Lord Rama)
18. Ayutanayin
19. Akrodhana I
20. Devaththi I
21. Arihana II
22. Riksha II
23. Matinara II
24. Rantinava
25. Tansu
26. Illina
27. Dushyanta
28. Emperor Bharata

Emperor Bharata Dynasty

Emperor Bharata conquered whole world from Kashmir(Pole) to Kumari(Coast) and established the great Lunar Dynasty (Chandravansha Empire) and by the glory, zenieth and name of this king India was called as Bharatavarsha or Bharatakhanda or Bharatadesha or Bharata. He was named so because he was having the blessings of Goddess Saraswati and Lord Hayagriva. So, India developed Vedic Studies (Sanatana Dharma) since Vedic era.

1. Bhumanyu
2. Suhotra
3. Ajamida I
4. Riksha II
5. Samvarana I
6. Kuru I
7. Anasawan I
8. Parikshit I
9. Janamejaya II
10. Dhirtarashtra I
11. Brihadkshatra
12. Hasthi was the founder of Hastinapur
13. Vikuntana
14. Ajamida II
15. Rishin was a Saintly King (Rajarishi)
16. Samvarana II
17. Kuru II (By the name and glory of this king, the dynasty was called Kuru dynasty and was the founder of Magadha Kingdom.)

Ajamida Dynasty

Once in Treta Yuga , there lived a sage called Chuli. He was named so because he worships the lord Shiva always with a Shulam (Trident). Apsara Somada who was the daughter of Apsaras Urmila came to him. Then Sage asked what she wanted. Somada asked him to marry her and to give a brave and a valiant son. Soon they were married and in short time a son was born to them. He was Brahmadatta I who married 100 daughters of Kushanabha who was the grandfather of Sage Vishwamitra and this king formed his kingdom's capital named Kampilya long before the 5 Panchala brothers. But his dynasty's reign were very short.

After his descendants' reign, it came under the control of the Paurava, Ajamida II, who was a descendant of Puru.

Panchala Dynasty

Ajamida II had a son named Rishin (a saintly king). Rishin had 2 sons namely Samvarana II whose son was Kuru and Brihadvasu whose descendants were Panchalas.

1. Rishin
2. Samvarana II and Brihadvasu
3. Brihadbhanu was the son of Brihadvasu.
4. Brihatkaya
5. Puranjaya
6. Riksha
7. Bramhyaswa
8. Aramyaswa
9. Mudgala, Yavinara, Pratiswa, Kampilya (Founder of Kampilya - Capital of Panchala Kingdom) and Srnjaya were the sons of Aramyaswa and were the founders of Panchala Kingdom and were called as Panchalas.
10. Dritimana was the son of Mudgala
11. Drdhanemi
12. Sarvasena was the founder of Ujjain Kingdom
13. Mitra
14. Rukmaratha
15. Suparswa
16. Sumathi
17. Sannatimana
18. Krta
19. Pijavana
20. Somadutta
21. Jantuvahana
22. Badhrayaswa
23. Brihadhishu
24. Brihadhanu
25. Brihadkarma
26. Jayaratha
27. Visvajit
28. Seinyajit
29. Nepavirya (after this King's name the country was named Nepal)
30. Samara
31. Sadashva
32. Ruchiraswa
33. Pruthusena
34. Prapti
35. Prthaswa
36. Sukrthi
37. Vibhiraja
38. Anuha
39. Bramhadatta II was a Saintly King (Rajarishi)
40. Vishwaksena was a Devotee of Lord Vishnu
41. Dandasena
42. Durmukha
43. Durbuddhi
44. Dharbhya
45. Divodasa
46. Sivana I
47. Mitrayu
48. Maitrayana
49. Soma
50. Sivana II
51. Sadasana
52. Sahadeva
53. Somaka
54. 100 sons eldest was Sugandakrthu and youngest was Prishata. But in a war 99 sons died and Prishata Survived and became the king of Panchala.
55. Drupada was the son of Prishata
56. Dhrishtadyumna was the son of Drupada, Draupadi and Shikhandi were the daughters of Drupada.

Kuru Dynasty

Kuru II, a king of Puru dynasty after whom the dynasty was named 'Kuruvansha' or 'Kaurava'. After his name, the district in Haryana was called as Kurukshetra. This battlefield before the birth of Bhishma, Shantanu and Pratipa was the Yagnabhumi (sacred place or sacrificial place or capital city of Kuru Kingdom) of this King in Dvapara Yuga. By the glory, zenith and name of this king the dynasty was hence called as Kuruvansh or Kuru Dynasty and the kingdom was renamed from Paurava Kingdom to Kuru Kingdom. After these Kings several kings of this dynasty established several kingdoms. He had 3 sons namely Vidhuratha I who became the ruler of Pratisthana, Vyushitaswa who died at very young and Sudhanva became the ruler of Magadha. So Vidhuratha became the king of Hastinapura.

Hastinapur Dynasty

Vidhuratha I became king of Hastinapur.

1. Vidhuratha I
2. Jahnu
3. Suratha
4. Vidhuratha II
5. Sarvabhauma II
6. Jayasena
7. Radhika
8. Ayutayu
9. Akrodhana II
10. Devaththi II
11. Riksha III
12. Dilipa
13. Anaswan II
14. Parikshit II
15. Janamejaya III
16. Bheemasena
17. Prathishravas
18. Pratipa
19. Shantanu
20. Bhishma was the youngest son of Shantanu and River Ganga. Chitrāngada and Vichitravirya were the sons of Shantanu and Satyavati.
21. Dhritarashtra II, Pandu and Vidura were the sons of Vichitravirya
22. The Pandavs were the five sons of Pandu and the Kauravas were the 100 sons of Dhritarashtra and Gandhari. Dushala was the daughter of Dhritarashtra and Gandhari and Yuyutsu was the son of Dhritarashtra and Sughada.
23. Yaudheya was the son of Yudhishthira and Devika. Ghatotkacha was the son of Bhima and Hidimbi, Abhimanyu was the son of Arjuna and Subadra. Babruvahana was the son of Arjuna and Chitrāngadā. Iravan was the son of Arjuna and Ulupi. Niramitra was the son of Nakula and Karenumati. Suhotra was the son of Sahadeva and Queen Vijaya. Upapandavas were the 5 sons of Pandava and Draupadi
24. Parikshit(3) was the son of Abhimanyu
25. Janamejaya(3)
26. Satanika
27. Ashwamedhatta

Magadha Dynasty

Sudhanva, son of Kuru II became the king of Magadha after his maternal uncle, King Magadha.

1. King Magadha founded Magadha Kingdom.
2. Sudhanva was the nephew of King Magadha
3. Sudhanu
4. Suhotra
5. Chyavana
6. Chavana
7. Krtri
8. Kriti
9. Krta
10. Krtyagya
11. Krtavirya
12. Krtasena
13. Krtaka
14. Uparichara Vasu (Devotee of Lord Vishnu and a friend of Devaraja Indra) conquered Chedi Kingdom.
15. Brihadratha (became the King of Magadha), Pratyagraha became the King of Chedi whose Great-Grandson was Shishupala, Kusambhi (Vatsa), Mavella, Yadu and Matsya (founder of Matsya Kingdom whose Great-Grandson was Virata who was the founder of Viratanagara) were the sons of Vasu and Satyavati who later married Shantanu was the daughter of Vasu.

Barhadratha Dynasty

Brihadratha, king of Magadha, founded the Barhadratha Dynasty.

1. Jarasandha was the son of Brihadratha
2. Sahadeva of Magadha
3. Somadhi

Yadu Dynasty

Once Chandravansha King Yayati was suffering from a curse, he requested his five sons to help relieve him from that curse. All the four sons disagreed to help except the youngest. Yayati cursed his eldest son Yadu that his descendants are not worth to be a royal one. Yadu apologized for the mistake he committed. Yayati gave him a boon that Lord Narayana himself will born in his dynasty. The descendants of Yadu were Sahasrabahu Kartavirya Arjuna, Krishna etc.

Haihaya Dynasty

Sahasrajit was the eldest son of Yadu whose descendant were Haihayas. After Kartavirya Arjuna, his grandsons Talajangha and his son, Vitihotra had occupied Ayodhya which was ruled by Rama's ancestor Sagara's father Bahuka who was also known as Asita. Talajangha, his son Vitihotra were killed by King Sagara. Their descendants (Madhu and Vrshni) exiled to Kroshtas, a division of Yadava Dynasty.

1. Sahasrajit
2. Satajit
3. Mahahaya, Renuhaya and Haihaya (the founder of Haihaya Kingdom). (Contemporary to Suryavanshi king Mandhatri)
4. Dharma was the son of Haihaya.
5. Netra
6. Kunti
7. Sohanji
8. Mahishman was the founder of Mahishmati on the banks of River Narmada.
9. Bhadrasenaka (Bhadrasena) (Contemporary to Suryavanshi king Trishanku)
10. Durmada (Contemporary to Suryavanshi king Harischandra)
11. Durdama
12. Bhima
13. Samhata
14. Kanaka
15. Dhanaka (Lord Vishnu)
16. Krtavirya, Krtagni, Krtavarma and Krtauja. (Contemporary to Suryavanshi king Rohitashva)
17. Arjuna (Sahasrabahu Kartavirya Arjuna) was the son of Krtavirya who ruled 88000 years and was finally killed by Lord Parashurama.
18. Jayadhwaja, , Vrshabha, Madhu and Urujit were left by Parshurama and 995 others were killed by Lord Parashurama. Pajanya was adopted by Kroshta king Devamidha
19. Talajangha (Contemporary to Suryavanshi king Asita)
20. Vithihotra (Contemporary to Suryavanshi king Sagara)
21. Madhu
22. Vrshni

Kroshta Dynasty

Yadu had a son named Kroshta whose descendant was Krishna. Once, Satvata and his son Bhima caught hold of Lord Rama's Ashwamedha Sacrifice horse and then they were defeated by Hanuman and Shatrughna and the Yadava Kingdom was given to Ikshvaku Dynasty. Rama then gave the kingdom to Shatrughna's son Subahu before his journey to Vaikunta. Then, finally Andhaka (Son of Bhima) recovered his paternal kingdom from Subahu after the journey to Vaikunta of Rama.

1. Yadu was the Founder of Yadu Dynasty and Yadava Kingdom. (Contemporary to God Parashurama)
2. Kroshta
3. Vrajnivan
4. Vrajpita
5. Bhima I
6. Nivriti
7. Viduratha
8. Vikrati
9. Vikravan
10. Swahi
11. Swati
12. Ushnaka
13. Rasadu
14. Chitraratha I
15. Sashabindu (Contemporary to Suryavanshi King Mandhata)
16. Madhu I (By the name and glory of this king, Lord Krishna was called Madhava and the Yadavas were called Madhu Yadava or Madhavas)
17. Prithushrava
18. Vrishni I was a Yadava king whose dynasty was called as Vrshni Dynasty.

Vrishni Dynasty

Vrishni I was a great Yadava king. His descendants were the Vrishni Yadavas, Chedi Yadavas and Kukura Yadavas. His son was Antara.

1. Antara
2. Suyajna
3. Ushna
4. Marutta
5. Kambhoja was a Bhoja King who founded the Kamboja Kingdom and his descendants were Kambhojas
6. Shineyu
7. Ruchaka
8. Rukmakavacha
9. Jayamadha
10. Vidarbha was the Founder of Vidarbha Kingdom (Contemporary to Suryavanshi King Bahuka)
11. Kratha (Contemporary to Suryavanshi King Sagara)
12. Raivata
13. Vishwagarbha
14. Padmavarna
15. Sarasa
16. Harita
17. Madhu II
18. Madhava
19. Puruvasa
20. Purudvan
21. Jantu
22. Satvata was a Yadava King whose descendants were called Satvatas. (Contemporary to Lord Rama)
23. Bhima II (Contemporary to Suryavanshi King Kusha)
24. Andhaka was another Yadava King whose descendants were called Andhakas.
25. Mahabhoja was a Yadava King who married Kanakamalika who was the granddaughter of Lord Rama and Sita. She was the Daughter of King Kusha (Ramayana).
26. Raivata (Contemporary to Suryavanshi King Athithi)
27. Vishwagarbha
28. Vasu
29. Kriti
30. Kunti
31. Dhrishti
32. Turvasu
33. Darsha
34. Vyoma
35. Jimuta
36. Vikruthi
37. Bhimaratha
38. Rathvara
39. Navratha
40. Dashratha
41. Ekadasharatha
42. Shakuni
43. Karibhi
44. Devarata
45. Devakshetra
46. Devala
47. Madhu
48. Bhajmana
49. Puruvasha
50. Puruhotra
51. Kumaravansha
52. Kumbalabarhi
53. Rukamatwacha
54. Kuruvasha
55. Anu
56. Pravarta
57. Purumitra
58. Shrikara was a Yadava King who was the disciple of lord Hanuman. After completing education from lord Hanuman, he got a boon from lord Hanuman was that lord Narayana will take birth in Yadu's dynasty.
59. Chitraratha II
60. Viduratha
61. Shoora
62. Sharma
63. Prathikshara
64. Swayambhoja
65. Hridhika
66. Vrishni II
67. Devamidha
68. Surasena was the son of Devamidha and Parjanya was the adoptive son of Devamidha.
69. Vasudeva and others were the son of Surasena and Nanda Baba was the son of Parjanya
70. Balarama, Krishna and others were the sons of Vasudeva.
71. Pradyumna was the son of Krishna.
72. Aniruddha
73. Vajranabha
74. Pratibahu
75. Subahu
76. Shantasena
77. Shatasena

Chedi Dynasty

Yadu's descendant Vidarbha who was the founder of Vidarbha Kingdom has three sons Kusha, Kratha and Romapada. Kusha was the founder of Dwaraka. Romapada was given central India Madhya Pradesh. King Romapada's descendants were the Chedis. During the reign of Lord Rama, Tamana and his father Subahu II fought against Rama while doing Ashvamedha Sacrifice and were defeated by Lord Hanuman. Later, Uparichara Vasu conquered Chedi.

1. Romapada
2. Babhru
3. Krti
4. Ushika
5. Chedi was the founder of Chedi Kingdom
6. Subahu I (Contemporary to Suryavanshi King Rituparna and Nala and Damayanti)
7. Virabahu
8. Subahu II
9. Tamana (Contemporary to Lord Rama)

Kukura Dynasty

Vishwagarbha, a descendant of Vrishni had a son named Vasu. Vasu had two sons, Kriti and Kukura. Kriti's descendants were Shurasena, Vasudeva, Kunti, etc. Kukura's descendants were Ugrasena, Kamsa and Devaki, adopted daughter of Ugrasena. After Devaka, his younger brother Ugrasena reigned at Mathura.

1. Kukura
2. Vrshni
3. Riksha
4. Kapotarma
5. Tittiri
6. Punarvasu
7. Abhijit
8. Dhrshnu
9. Ahuka
10. Devaka and Ugrasena
11. Kamsa and 10 others were the children of Ugrasena while Devaki, the daughter of Devaka, was the adoptive daughter of Ugrasena.

References

• The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose, Bharata Press, Calcutta (1883–1896)

External links

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