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 BC 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)[citation needed] | Reign end (According to Modern Historians)[citation needed] | Reign start (According to Aryabhata)[citation needed] | Reign end (According to Aryabhata)[citation needed] | ||||||||
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Brihadratha | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||||||
Jarasandha | 1760 BC | 1718 BC | ? | ? | ||||||||
Sahadeva | 1718 BC | 1676 BC | ? | ? | ||||||||
Somapi | 1676 BC | 1618 BC | 3009 BC | 2951 BC | ||||||||
Srutasravas | 1618 BC | 1551 BC | 2951 BC | 2884 BC | ||||||||
Ayutayus | 1551 BC | 1515 BC | 2884 BC | 2848 BC | ||||||||
Niramitra | 1515 BC | 1415 BC | 2848 BC | 2748 BC | ||||||||
Sukshatra | 1415 BC | 1407 BC | 2748 BC | 2740 BC | ||||||||
Brihatkarman | 1407 BC | 1384 BC | 2740 BC | 2717 BC | ||||||||
Senajit | 1384 BC | 1361 BC | 2717 BCE | 2694 BC | ||||||||
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)[citation needed] | Reign end (According to Modern Historians)[citation needed] | Reign start (According to Aryabhata)[citation needed] | Reign end (According to Aryabhata)[citation needed] | ||||||||
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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 (Pradyota Dynasty) | ||||||||||||
Emperor | Reign start (According to Modern Historians) [citation needed] | Reign end (According to Modern Historians) [citation needed] | Reign start (According to Aryabhata) [citation needed] | Reign end (According to Aryabhata) [citation needed] | ||||||||
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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 |