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.png) Map of the 16 Mahājanapadas. | |||||||||||||
| Capital | Ujjain | ||||||||||||
| Common languages | Sanskrit | ||||||||||||
| Religion | Hinduism | ||||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||||
| Raja | |||||||||||||
• 6th century BC | Pradyota (first) | ||||||||||||
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| Today part of | India | ||||||||||||
Pradyota dynasty, also called Prthivim Bhoksyanti (lit. enjoying the earth),[1] was a ruling dynasty of Avanti, founded by Pradyota, after his father Punika, a minister in the court of the king of Ujjaini, the northern part of the former Avanti kingdom, and placed his own son on the throne in 546 BCE.[2]
'Pradyota or Chanda Pradyota' was the founder of the dynasty and the ruler of Avanti. Pradyota was the son of Pulika (or Punika), who is said to have killed previous King Ripunjaya of Brihadratha dynasty at Ujjain, to make his son the king. Pradyota is said to have ruled for 23 years.[3]
According to 'Visarasreni' of Merutunga, Palaka was the son of Pradyota who have ruled from c. 659–635 BCE.[4] He is said to have conquered Kosambi.[3] Palaka is said to have ruled for 25 years.[5]
Visakhayupa, Ajaka, Nandivardhana is said to have ruled for 50, 21 and 20 years respectively.[5]
- ^ Thapar 2013, p. 295.
- ^ Jain, Kailash Chand. Malwa through the Ages. p. 99.
The Purānas wrongly mention Pradyota and Bimbisara as rulers of Magadha separated by a interval of over 150 years.They were in fact contemporaries ruling over Avanti and Magadha respectively as known to us from Buddhist, Jain and other Sanskrit works. The mistake of including the Avanti rulers in the Magadha list probably a rose on account of the sovereignty established by Avanti over Magadha.
- ^ a b Kailash Chand Jain 1972, p. 101.
- ^ Kailash Chand Jain 1991, p. 85.
- ^ a b Kailash Chand Jain 1972, p. 102.