Vishala

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Vishala, Visala, Vaisala or Vishal (Sanskrit: viśāla) was a king of ancient India, son of Ikshwaku queen Alambusha. Vaishali is supposed to have got its name from King Vishal, who ruled on this land. It was named Vishalapuri after the king. With time the name changed to Vaishali.

The name of King Vishal is also mentioned in one of the Puranas[1] as well as the Mahabharata.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Dippings in the Puranas". Calcutta Review. 40: 169–170. 1864. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  2. ^ Promatha Nath Mullick (1939). The Mahabharata as a History and a Drama. Calcutta: Thacker, Spink. p. 130. OCLC 12074301.


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