Legendary kings of Magadha
The Magadha empire was established very likely by semi-mythical king Jarasandha who was a son of Brihadratha, as it stated in the Puranas, one of the descendants of eponymical Puru. Jarasandha appears in the Mahabharatha as the Magadhan Emperor who rules all India and meets with an unceremonious ending. His descendants, according to the Vayu Purana, ruled Magadha for 1000 years followed by the Pradyota dynasty which ruled for 138 years. However, no sufficient evidence to prove the historicity of this claim. However, these rulers are mentioned in the Hindu texts, Buddhist texts and Jaina texts.
King Bimbisara, also known as King Shrenik, ruled this kingdom from 543-491 BCE and belonged to the Haryanka dynasty. Here, the regime duration stated by Aryabhata (476–550 CE) are also given.
Kings in the Vayu Purana
The list of legendary kings of Magadha according to the Vayu Purana are as follows
| Reign of Magadhan Kings (Brihadratha Dynasty or chandravansi) | ||||||||||||
| Emperor | Reign start (According to Modern Historians) | Reign end (According to Modern Historians) | Reign start (According to Aryabhata) | Reign end (According to Aryabhata) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brihadratha | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||||||
| Jarasandha | 1760 BCE | 1718 BCE | ? | ? | ||||||||
| Sahadeva | 1718 BCE | 1676 BCE | ? | ? | ||||||||
| Somapi | 1676 BCE | 1618 BCE | 3009 BCE | 2951 BCE | ||||||||
| Srutasravas | 1618 BCE | 1551 BCE | 2951 BCE | 2884 BCE | ||||||||
| Ayutayus | 1551 BCE | 1515 BCE | 2884 BCE | 2848 BCE | ||||||||
| Niramitra | 1515 BCE | 1415 BCE | 2848 BCE | 2748 BCE | ||||||||
| Sukshatra | 1415 BCE | 1407 BCE | 2748 BCE | 2740 BCE | ||||||||
| Brihatkarman | 1407 BCE | 1384 BCE | 2740 BCE | 2717 BCE | ||||||||
| Senajit | 1384 BCE | 1361 BCE | 2717 BCE | 2694 BCE | ||||||||
| Srutanjaya | 1361 BCE | 1321 BCE | 2694 BCE | 2654 BCE | ||||||||
| Vipra | 1321 BCE | 1296 BCE | 2654 BCE | 2629 BCE | ||||||||
| Suchi | 1296 BCE | 1238 BCE | 2629 BCE | 2561 BCE | ||||||||
| Kshemya | 1238 BCE | 1210 BCE | 2561 BCE | 2533 BCE | ||||||||
| Subrata | 1210 BCE | 1150 BCE | 2533 BCE | 2473 BCE | ||||||||
| Dharma | 1150 BCE | 1145 BCE | 2473 BCE | 2468 BCE | ||||||||
| Susuma | 1145 BCE | 1107 BCE | 2468 BCE | 2430 BCE | ||||||||
| Dridhasena | 1107 BCE | 1059 BCE | 2430 BCE | 2382 BCE | ||||||||
| Sumati | 1059 BCE | 1026 BCE | 2382 BCE | 2349 BCE | ||||||||
| Subhala | 1026 BCE | 1004 BCE | 2349 BCE | 2327 BCE | ||||||||
| Sunita | 1004 BCE | 964 BCE | 2327 BCE | 2287 BCE | ||||||||
| Satyajit | 964 BCE | 884 BCE | 2287 BCE | 2207 BCE | ||||||||
| Biswajit | 884 BCE | 849 BCE | 2207 BCE | 2172 BCE | ||||||||
| Ripunjaya | 849 BCE | 799 BCE | 2172 BCE | 2122 BCE | ||||||||
| Reign of Magadhan Kings (Pradyota Dynasty) | ||||||||||||
| Emperor | Reign start (According to Modern Historians) | Reign end (According to Modern Historians) | Reign start (According to Aryabhata) | Reign end (According to Aryabhata) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pradyota | 779 BCE | 776 BCE | 2122 BCE | 2119 BCE | ||||||||
| Palaka | 776 BCE | 752 BCE | 2119 BCE | 2085 BCE | ||||||||
| Visakhayupa | 752 BCE | 702 BCE | 2085 BCE | 2035 BCE | ||||||||
| Janaka | 702 BCE | 681 BCE | 2035 BCE | 2014 BCE | ||||||||
| Nandivardhdhana | 681 BCE | 661 BCE | 2014 BCE | 1994 BCE | ||||||||
Kings in the Matsya Purana
| Reign of Magadhan Kings (Brihadratha Dynasty) | ||||||||||||
| Emperor | Reign start (According to Modern Historians) | Reign end (According to Modern Historians) | Reign start (According to Aryabhata) | Reign end (According to Aryabhata) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brihadratha | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||||||
| Jarasandha | 1760 BCE | 1718 BCE | ? | ? | ||||||||
| Sahadeva | 1718 BCE | 1676 BCE | ? | ? | ||||||||
| Somapi | 1676 BCE | 1618 BCE | 3009 BCE | 2951 BCE | ||||||||
| Srutasravas | 1497 BCE | 1433 BCE | 2951 BCE | 2884 BCE | ||||||||
| Apratipa | 1433 BCE | 1407 BCE | 2884 BCE | 2848 BCE | ||||||||
| Niramitra | 1407 BCE | 1367 BCE | 2848 BCE | 2748 BCE | ||||||||
| Sukshatra | 1367 BCE | 1311 BCE | 2748 BCE | 2740 BCE | ||||||||
| Brihatsena | 1311 BCE | 1288 BCE | 2740 BCE | 2717 BCE | ||||||||
| Senajit | 1288 BCE | 1238 BCE | 2717 BCE | 2694 BCE | ||||||||
| Srutanjaya | 1238 BCE | 1198 BCE | 2694 BCE | 2654 BCE | ||||||||
| Vidhu | 1198 BCE | 1170 BCE | 2654 BCE | 2629 BCE | ||||||||
| Suchi | 1234 BCE | 1170 BCE | 2629 BCE | 2561 BCE | ||||||||
| Kshemya | 1170 BCE | 1142 BCE | 2561 BCE | 2533 BCE | ||||||||
| Subrata | 1142 BCE | 1078 BCE | 2533 BCE | 2473 BCE | ||||||||
| Sunetra | 1113 BCE | 1078 BCE | 2473 BCE | 2468 BCE | ||||||||
| Nivritti | 1078 BCE | 1020 BCE | 2468 BCE | 2430 BCE | ||||||||
| Trinetra | 1020 BCE | 992 BCE | 2430 BCE | 2382 BCE | ||||||||
| Mahatsena | 992 BCE | 944 BCE | 2382 BCE | 2349 BCE | ||||||||
| Netra | 944 BCE | 914 BCE | 2349 BCE | 2327 BCE | ||||||||
| Abala | 914 BCE | 882 BCE | 2327 BCE | 2287 BCE | ||||||||
| Ripunjaya | 882 BCE | 832 BCE | 2172 BCE | 2122 BCE | ||||||||
| Reign of Magadhan Kings (Pradyota Dynasty) | ||||||||||||
| Emperor | Reign start (According to Modern Historians) | Reign end (According to Modern Historians) | Reign start (According to Aryabhata) | Reign end (According to Aryabhata) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pradyota | 832 BCE | 809 BCE | 2122 BCE | 2119 BCE | ||||||||
| Palaka | 809 BCE | 781 BCE | 2119 BCE | 2085 BCE | ||||||||
| Visakhayupa | 781 BCE | 728 BCE | 2094 BCE | 2041 BCE | ||||||||
| Suryaka | 708 BCE | 687 BCE | 2041 BCE | 2020 BCE | ||||||||
| Nandivardhdhana | 687 BCE | 667 BCE | 2020 BCE | 2000 BCE | ||||||||
| Preceded by None |
Magadha dynasties | Succeeded by Pradyota dynasty |
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