List of Ikshvaku dynasty kings in Hinduism

Shraddhadeva Manu (Sanskrit manuśraddhādeva) is the current Manu and the progenitor of the current humanity (manvantara). He is the seventh of the 14 manus of the current kalpa (aeon).[1]

Shraddhadeva was the king of the Dravida Kingdom[2] before the Pralaya, the great flood. Forewarned about the flood by the Matsya avatara of Vishnu, he saved humanity by building a boat that carried his family and the saptarishi to safety. He is the son of Vivasvana and is therefore also known as Vaivasvata Manu. He is also called Satyavrata (always truthful).

Ikshvaku (Sanskrit; ikṣvāku, from Sanskrit ikṣu; Pali: Okkāka), is one of the ten sons of Shraddhadeva Manu, Shraddhadeva was the king of the Dravida Kingdom before the Pralaya, the great flood.[3]

Suryavanshi kings
Frieze of King Sagar's great-great-grandson, Bhagiratha in penance, depicted in the monument of Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu.

The genealogy of the Ikshvaku dynasty to Rama is mentioned in the Ramayana in two lists. The only difference between the two lists is that, Kukshi is mentioned only in the second list. In the first list, Vikukshi is mentioned as the son of Ikshavaku. The descendants of Vikukshi are known as Vikauwa. [4]

  1. Ikshvaku
  2. Kukshi/Vikukshi
  3. Kakutstha or Puranjaya
  4. Anena or Anaranya
  5. Prithu
  6. Vishvagashva
  7. Ardra or Chandra
  8. Yuvanashva I
  9. Shravast
  10. Vrihadashva
  11. Yuvanashva II
  12. Mandhatri
  13. Purukutsa I
  14. Kuvalashva (Also known as Dhundhumara)
  15. Dridhashva
  16. Pramod
  17. Haryashva I
  18. Nikumbh
  19. Santashva
  20. Krishasva
  21. Prasenjit
  22. Trasadasyu
  23. Sambhoot
  24. Anaranya II
  25. Trashdashva
  26. Haryashva II
  27. Vasuman
  28. Tridhanva
  29. Tryyaruna
  30. Satyavrata or Trishanku
  31. Harishchandra
  32. Rohitashva
  33. Harita
  34. Chenchu
  35. Vijay
  36. Rusak
  37. Vrika
  38. Bahu or Asit
  39. Sagara
  40. Asmanjasa or Asamanja
  41. Anshuman
  42. Dileepa I
  43. Bhagiratha
  44. Shrut
  45. Nabhag
  46. Ambarisha
  47. Sindhu Dweep
  48. Pratayu
  49. Shrutuparna
  50. Sarvakama
  51. Sudaas
  52. Mitrasah
  53. Sarvakama II
  54. Ananaranya III
  55. Nighna
  56. Animitra (Raghu is the brother of Animitra)
  57. Duliduh
  58. Dileepa II
  59. Raghu II
  60. Aja
  61. Dasaratha
  62. Rama

Suryavanshi kings after Rama

The Puranas provide a genealogical list from Kusha to Brihadbala, who was killed by Abhimanyu in the Mahabharata war. This list is corroborated by the Raghuvamsha till Agnivarna:[5]

  1. Kusha (Contemporary to Chandravanshi King Kunti)
  2. Atithi (Contemporary to Chandravanshi King Turvasu -2)
  3. Nishadha was the founder of Nishadha Kingdom.
  4. Nala II
  5. Nabhas
  6. Pundarika
  7. Ksemadhanva
  8. Devanika
  9. Ahinagu
  10. Ruru
  11. Pariyatra
  12. Sala
  13. Dala
  14. Bala
  15. Uktha
  16. Sahasrasva
  17. Para II
  18. Chandravaloka
  19. Tarapida
  20. Chandragiri
  21. Bhanuchandra
  22. Srutayu
  23. Uluka
  24. Unnabha
  25. Vajranabha
  26. Sankhana
  27. Vyusitasva
  28. Visvasaha
  29. Hiranyanabha Kausalya
  30. Para III (Atnara)
  31. Brahmistha
  32. Putra
  33. Pusya
  34. Arthasidhi
  35. Dhruvasandhi
  36. Sudarsana
  37. Agnivarna
  38. Sighraga
  39. Maru
  40. Parsusruta
  41. Susandhi
  42. Amarsana
  43. Mahasvana
  44. Sahasvana
  45. Visrutvana
  46. Visvabhava
  47. Visvasahva
  48. Nagnajit
  49. Taksaka
  50. Brihadbala

Suryavanshi kings after Mahabharata

The Puranas also provide the list of the kings from Brihadbala to the last ruler Sumitra. But these lists mention Shakya as an individual, and incorporate the names of Shakya, Shuddodhana, Siddhartha (Gautama Buddha) and Rahula between Sanjaya and Prasenajit. The names of the kings are:[6]

  1. Brihatkshaya (or Bruhadrunam)
  2. Urukriya (or Gurukshep)
  3. Vatsavyuha
  4. Prativyoma
  5. Bhaanu
  6. Divakara (or Divak)
  7. Veer Sahadeva
  8. Brihadashva-2
  9. Bhanuratha (or Bhanumaan)
  10. Pratitashva
  11. Supratika
  12. Marudeva
  13. Sunakshatra
  14. Pushkara (or Kinnara)
  15. Antariksha
  16. Suvarna (or Sutapaa)
  17. Sumitra (or Amitrajit)
  18. Bruhadaraaj (Okkaka)
  19. Barhi (Okkamukha)
  20. Kritanjaya (Sivisamjaya)
  21. Ranajjaya (Sihassara)
  22. Sanjaya (Mahakoshala or Jayasena)
  23. Shakya (Sihahanu)
  24. Śuddhodana (ruler of Shakya Republic of Kapilavastu)
  25. Siddhartha (or Gautama Buddha)
  26. Rāhula, the only son of Gautam Buddha
  27. Prasenajit (born when Siddhartha was of age 27 years)
  28. Kshudraka (or Kuntala)
  29. Ranaka (or Kulaka)
  30. Suratha
  31. Prola Vema Reddi
  32. Sumitra

King Sumitra was Last ruler of Ikshvakuvansh / Suryavansha. [7]

References
  1. V. R. Ramachandra Dikshitar (1935). The Matsya Purana: A Study. University of Madras. p. 5.
  2. Rhonda Burnette-Bletsch, Jon Morgan (ed.). Noah as Antihero: Darren Aronofsky’s Cinematic Deluge. Taylor & Francis, 2017. p. 45.
  3. The Hare Krsnas - The Manus - Manus of the Present Universe
  4. Vyas, R.T. (ed.) (1992). Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Text as Constituted in its Critical Edition. Vadodara: Oriental Institute, Vadodara. pp. 91–92, 255–56.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  5. History Of Ancient India ISBN 81-269-0616-2 vol II
  6. Misra, V.S. (2007). Ancient Indian Dynasties, Mumbai: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, ISBN 81-7276-413-8, pp.283-8, 384
  7. The Valmiki Ramayana, Volume 3.
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