Ikshvaku dynasty

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Ikshvaku dynasty or Sun Dynasty are the same.First person of this dynasty was Vivswan or Vivaswat.Second was Manu and third was Ikshvaku.This dynasty is also known as Ikshvaku dynasty. The supreme perceptor of the Ikshvaku dynasty is Sage Vashishta. Other important kings of this dynasty are Harishchandra,Dileepa,Raghu,and Rama.Ayodhya was their capital.This dynasty also succeeded the Andhras in the Telugu lands in the 3rd century.They were patrons of a Buddhist stupa now on the hill at Nagarjuna Sagar on the Krishna River.^[1] Since the word Ikshvaku means bitter gourd, scholars have suggested that the legend of Ikshvaku may have originated in the ancient myth of humanity's birth from a bitter gourd.^[2] The last famous king of the Ikshvaku dynasty at Ayodhya was "Brihadbala", killed during the Mahabharata war.^[3] Beginning with the Ikshvaku dynasty, the Telugu script was replaced in royal inscriptions with Sanskrit.

[edit] Ikshvaku Dynasty Lineage^[4][5]

• Lord Brahma created 10 prajapatis - one of whom was Marichi.

• Kashyapa is the son of Marichi and Kala. Kashyapa is regarded as the father of humanity.

• Vivasvan or Surya is the son of Kashyapa and Aditi. is

• Manu (Hinduism) or Vaivaswatha Manu is the son of Vivasvan. He is regarded as the first ruler belonging to the Ikshvaku dynasty.

• Ikshvaku is the son of Manu (Hinduism) and established his kingdom in Ayodhya

• Kukshi (Hinduism) is the son of Ikshavaku

• Vikukshi is the son of Kukshi (Hinduism)

• Bana is the son of Vikukshi

• Anaranya is the son of Bana

• Prithu is the son of Anaranya

• Trisanku is the son of Prithu

• Dhundhumara is the son of Trisanku

• Yuvanaswa is the son of Dhundhumara

• Mandhata is the son of Yuvanaswa

• Susandhi is the son of Mandhata

• Daivasandhi and Presenjit are the sons of Susandhi

• Bharatha is the son of Presenjit

• Asita is the son of Bharatha

• Sagara is the son of Asitha

• Asamanja is the son of Sagara

• Amsumantha (Ansuman) is the son of Asamanja

• Dileepa is the son of Amsumantha

• Bhagiratha is the son of Dileepa

• Kakustha is the son of Bhagiratha

• Raghu is the son of Kakushta. The clan of Raghuvamsha started with Raghu

• Pravardha is the sone of Raghu

• Sankhana is the son of Pravardha

• Sudarsana is the son of Sankhana

• Agnivarna is the son of Sudarsana

• Seeghraga is the son of Agnivarna

• Maru is the son of Seeghraga

• Prasusruka is the son of Maru

• Ambarisha is the son of Prasusruka

• Nahusha is the son of Ambarisha

• Yayathi is the son of Nahusha

• Nabhaga is the son of Yayathi

• Aja is the son of Nabhaga

• Dasaratha is the son of Aja

• Rama, Lakshmana, Bharatha and Satrughna are the sons of Dasaratha

[edit] Lineage Descrepencies

From the 2 sources listed above, there are differences which needs to be resolved for accuracy of above data. The following is the list of descrepencies:

• Valmiki Ramayana states that Prthu is the son of Anaranya and father of Trisanku. Ramakatha Rasavahini misses Prthu and states taht Anaranya fathered Trisanku

• Valmiki Ramayana states that Presenjit is the father of Bharatha while Ramakatha Rasavahini statest Daivasandhi as the father of Bharatha

• Valmiki Ramayana states that Sankhana is the son of Pravardha and Sankhana's son was Sudarsana. Ramakatha Rasavahini misses mentioning Sankhana and attributes Sudarsana as the son of Pravardha

• Seeghraga is mentioned as the son of Agnivarna & father of Maru in Ramakatha Rasavahini. Valmiki Ramayana does not mention Seeghraga and states that Maru's father was Agnivarna

[edit] Notes

1. ^ History of the World - South India. Retrieved on January 25, 2007.
2. ^ Elst, Koenraad (1999). Update on the Aryan Invasion Debate. Aditya Prakashan. ISBN 81-86471-77-4. ; Sergent, Bernard: Genèse de l'Inde, 1997.
3. ^ City of Lord Ram. Retrieved on January 25, 2007.
4. ^ (2002) Ramakatha Rasavahini. Prasanthi Nilayam: Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications Trust. ISBN 8172081324. 
5. ^ (1996) The Ramayana. New Delhi: Penguin Books. ISBN 0140298665. 

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