List of Ikshvaku dynasty kings in Hinduism

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[[Shraddhadeva Manu]] (Sanskrit manuśraddhādeva) is the current [[Manu (Hinduism)|Manu]] and the progenitor of the current humanity (''[[manvantara]]''). He is the seventh of the fourteen Manus of the current ''[[kalpa (aeon)]]''.<ref> V. R. Ramachandra Dikshitar (1935). The Matsya Purana: A Study. University of Madras. p. 5.</ref>

Shraddhadeva was the king of the [[Dravida Kingdom]]<ref>{{cite book|title=Noah as Antihero: Darren Aronofsky’s Cinematic Deluge|editor=Rhonda Burnette-Bletsch, Jon Morgan|publisher=Taylor & Francis, 2017|page=45}}</ref> 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.<ref> The Hare Krsnas - The Manus - Manus of the Present Universe</ref>

==Suryavanshi kings==
[[File:Ganga Mahabalipuram.jpg|thumb| Frieze of King Sagar's great-great-grandson, [[Bhagiratha]] in penance, depicted in the monument of [[Mahabalipuram]], [[Tamil Nadu]].]]
The genealogy of the [[Solar dynasty|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. <ref>{{cite book |author=Vyas, R.T. (ed.)|title={{IAST|Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Text as Constituted in its Critical Edition}}|year=1992|publisher=Oriental Institute, Vadodara|location= Vadodara|pages=91–92, 255–56}}</ref>

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# [[Ikshvaku]]
# [[Kukshi]]/[[Vikukshi]]
# [[Kakutstha]] or Puranjaya
# [[Anena]] or [[Anaranya]]
# [[Prithu]]
# [[Vishvagashva]]
# [[Ardra (nakshatra)|Ardra]] or Chandra
# [[Yuvanashva]] I
# [[Shravast]]
# [[Vrihadashva]]
# [[Yuvanashva]] II
# [[Mandhatri]]
# [[Purukutsa]] I
# [[Kuvalashva]] ([[Dhundhumara]])
# [[Dridhashva]]
# [[Pramod]]
# [[Haryashva]] I
# [[Nikumbh]]
# [[Santashva]]
# [[Krishasva]]
# [[Pasenadi|Prasenjit]]
# [[Trasadasyu]]
# [[Sambhoot]]
# [[Anaranya]] II
# [[Trashdashva]]
# [[Haryashva]] II
# [[Vasuman]]
# [[Tridhanva]]
# [[Tryyaruna]]
# [[Satyavrata]] or [[Trishanku]]
# [[Harishchandra]]
# [[Rohitashva]]
# [[Harita]]
# [[Chenchu]]
# [[Vijay]]
# [[Rusak]]
# [[Vrika]]
# [[Bahu (Bahuka)|Bahu]] or Asit
# [[King Sagara|Sagara]]
# Asmanjasa or [[Asamanja]]
# [[Amshuman|Anshuman]]
# [[Dileepa]] I
# [[Bhagiratha]]
# [[Shrut]]
# [[Nabhag]]
# [[Ambarisha]]
# [[Sindhu Dweep]]
# [[Pratayu]]
# [[Shrutuparna]]
# [[Sarvakama]]
# [[Sudaas]]
# [[Mitrasah]]
# [[Sarvakama]] II
# Ananaranya III
# [[Nighna]]
# [[Animitra]] (brother of [[Raghu]])
# [[Duliduh]]
# [[Dilīpa|Dileepa II]]
# [[Raghu]]
# [[Aja of Kosala|Aja]]
# [[Dasharatha|Dasaratha]]
# [[Rama]]
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==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:<ref>History Of Ancient India {{ISBN|81-269-0616-2}} vol II [https://books.google.com/books?id=rrh4tY3v2A4C&pg=PA389&dq=surya+dynasty&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiR_crvmJTjAhWv7nMBHc-9DvYQ6AEIKjAA#v=onepage&q=surya%20dynasty&f=false]</ref>

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# [[Kusha_(Ramayana)|Kusha]] (contemporary of Chandravanshi King Kunti)
# [[Maharaja Atithi|Atithi]] (contemporary of Chandravanshi King Turvasu -2)
# [[Nishadha]] (founded [[Nishadha Kingdom]])
# [[Nala]] II
# [[Nabhas]]
# [[Pundarika]]
# [[Ksemadhanva]]
# [[Devanika]]
# [[Ahinagu]]
# [[Ruru]]
# [[Pariyatra]]
# [[Sala]]
# [[Dala]]
# [[Bala]]{{dn|date=April 2021}}
# [[Uktha]]
# [[Sahasrasva]]
# [[Para]] II
# [[Chandravaloka]]
# [[Rudraksh]]
# [[Chandragiri]]
# [[Bhanuchandra]]
# [[Srutayu]]
# [[Uluka]]
# [[Unnabha]]
# [[Vajranabha]]
# [[Sankhana]]
# [[Vyusitasva]]
# [[Visvasaha]]
# [[Hiranyanabha Kausalya]]
# Para III ([[Atnara]])
# [[Brahmistha]]
# [[Putra]]
# [[Pusya]]
# [[Arthasidhi]]
# [[Dhruvasandhi]]
# [[Sudarsana]]
# [[Agnivarna]]
# [[Sighraga]]
# [[Maru]]
# [[Parsusruta]]
# [[Susandhi]]
# [[Amarsana]]
# [[Mahasvana]]
# [[Sahasvana]]
# [[Visrutvana]]
# [[Visvabhava]]
# [[Visvasahva]]
# [[Nagnajit]]
# [[Takshaka|Taksaka]]
# [[Brihadbala]]
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==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 [[Pasenadi|Prasenajit]]. The names of the kings are:<ref>Misra, V.S. (2007). ''Ancient Indian Dynasties'', Mumbai: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, {{ISBN|81-7276-413-8}}, pp.283-8, 384</ref>

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# [[Brihatkshaya]] (or Bruhadrunam)
# [[Urukriya]] (or Gurukshep)
# [[Vatsavyuha]]
# [[Prativyoma]]
# [[Bhaanu]]
# [[Divakara]] (or Divak)
# [[Veer Sahadeva]]
# [[Brihadashva]]-2
# [[Bhanuratha]] (or Bhanumaan)
# [[Pratitashva]]
# [[Supratika]]
# [[Marudeva]]
# [[Sunakshatra]]
# [[Pushkara]] (or Kinnara)
# [[Antariksha]]
# [[Suvarna]] (or Sutapaa)
# [[Sumitra]] (or Amitrajit)
# [[Bruhadaraaj]] (Okkaka)
rudraksh
# [[Kritanjaya (Sivisamjaya]])
# [[Ranajjaya]] ([[Sihassara]])
# [[Sanjaya]] ([[Mahakoshala]] or Jayasena)
# [[Shakya]] (Sihahanu)
# [[Śuddhodana]] (ruler of [[Shakya]] Republic of Kapilavastu)
# [[Siddhartha Shakya]] (or [[Gautama Buddha]], son of [[Śuddhodana]])
# [[Rāhula]] (only son of Gautam Buddha)
# [[Pasenadi|Prasenajit]] (born when Siddhartha age 27)
# [[Kshudraka]] (or [[Kuntala]])
# [[Ranaka]] (or [[Kulaka]])
# [[Suratha]]
# [[Sumitra]]
{{div col end}}

King Sumitra was Last ruler Suryavansha, who was defeated by the powerful emperor [[Mahapadma Nanda]] of [[Magadha]] in 362 BCE. However, he wasn't killed, and fled to [[Rohtas Fort, India|Rohtas]], located in present-day [[Bihar]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oLU8DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT14&dq=king+sumitra+mahapadma+nanda&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiBw9jBo9TXAhVMuI8KHeDkAsYQuwUISjAG#v=onepage&q=king%20sumitra%20mahapadma%20nanda&f=false|title=The Valmiki Ramayana, Volume 3}}</ref>

==References==
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* {{citation |last=Thapar |first=Romila |author-link=Romila Thapar |title=The Past Before Us|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aei9AAAAQBAJ |year=2013 |publisher=[[Harvard University Press]] |isbn=978-0-674-72651-2 }}

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