Pradyota
Pradyota | |
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Ruler of Avanti | |
Reign | 682 BCE – 659 BCE |
Issue | Gopala and Palaka |
Dynasty | Pradyota |
Father | Punika or Pulika |
Religion | Hinduism |
Pradyota was the founder of the Pradyota dynasty and a ruler of Avanti.[1] His father was Punika or Pulika, a minister in Ujjain, who is said to have killed the ruler and appointed Pradyota as king.[2] He is said to have ruled for around 23 years.[3] Pradyota is mentioned in Mahavagga, a Buddhist text, as a great soldier.[4]
Pradyota was a relative of Chetaka through matrimonial alliance.[5] When he was ill, Chetaka's son-in-law, king Bimbisara of Magadha sent his physician, Jīvaka, to cure him,[4] but his relations with Bimbisara's son and successor Ajatashatru were not good.[6][7] Jain legends mention him being defeated by Abhaya, the prince of Rājagṛha, when he attacked Magadha.
He is said to have engaged in war with Pushkarasarin (Pukkusati) of Taxila.[8] He is said to have attacked Udayana of Vatsa and to have established matrimonial relations with him, and also had matrimonial alliances with Surasenas of Mathura. He had a younger brother Kumarasena, and Gopala and Palaka were his two sons.[3]
References[]
Citations[]
- ^ Kailash Chand Jain 1991, p. 87.
- ^ Kailash Chand Jain 1972, p. 98.
- ^ a b Kailash Chand Jain 1972, p. 101.
- ^ a b Kailash Chand Jain 1972, p. 99.
- ^ Kailash Chand Jain 1972, p. 100.
- ^ Kailash Chand Jain 1972, p. 99-100.
- ^ Upinder Singh 2016, p. 272.
- ^ Kailash Chand Jain 1972, pp. 100–101.
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- Singh, Upinder (2016), A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century, Pearson, ISBN 978-81-317-1677-9
- 6th-century BC Indian monarchs
- Indian royalty stubs