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mention his sister Amna, as his successor. Kushagra was succeeded by his son Vrishava (or Rishava). Pushpavanta (or Pushyavanta or Punyavanta) was the son of Vrishava. Pushpavanta was succeeded by his son Satyahita (or Satyadhrita). Satyahita's son was Sudhanvana (or Sudharmana, Dharmatma, or
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king of Chedi and his queen Girika. His father was the ruler of Chedi and Brihadratha established Magadha at the border of Chedi Kingdom. He is mentioned in the epic
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Dhanusha). Dhanusha was succeeded by his son Sarva (or Urja or Jatu or Jahu or Jantu). Sarva was succeeded by his son Sambhava. According to the
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was the last in his lineage, who was killed by his minister in 682 BCE.
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Founder of the first ruling dynasty of the Magadha Empire
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Index


King of Magadha
Jarasandha
Issue
Jarasandha
Dynasty
Uparichara Vasu
Magadha
Mauryan
Brihadratha Maurya
Sanskrit
romanized
Brihadratha dynasty
Magadha
Hindu literature
Ganges
Chedi
Jarasandha
Dhrishtadyumna
Vasu
Uparichara Vasu
Kuru
Mahabharata
Puranas
Rigveda
Sanskrit
IAST
Magadha
Ripunjaya
Puranas

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