Haihaya

Haihaya
Haihayadhipati, Vindhyanaresh
1st Haihaya ruler
PredecessorSahajeet
SuccessorDharma
SonDharma-Varman
Names
Srimant Haihaya-Varman Haihaya
Regnal name
Ekveera
HouseYadukul, Chandravansh
DynastyHaihayavamsh
FatherMaharaj Sahajit

Haihaya (Sanskrit: हैहय, lit. 'manas son of Vishnu and soul of Hayagriva (Hai+Haya)' was a son of Indian ruler Sahastrajit. He was the founder of Haihaya dynasty and Haihaya Kingdom. According to Hindu Puranas, he was the son of great king Yadu's elder son Sahastrajit.[1][2][3][4][5]

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