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Research and Conclusion
Magadha and the Barhadrat has in Avanti contemporarily. The Bārhahrathas were succeeded by the Pradyot as, who, as already shown, were succeeded by Saiśunaga Nandivardhana, the first Nanda king.
The above interpretation of the Puranic verses is also compatible with the chronology described therein, According to the Purāṇas, the twenty two kings of the Farhadratha-dynasty ruled for 1000 years as follows.
Name of the King
(1) Somādhi
(2) Śrutaśrvā
(3) Ayutayusa
(4) Niramitra
(5) Suksketra (6) Brhatkarma
(7) Senajita (8) Śrutañjaya (9) Mabābahu (10) Śuci
(11) Kṣema
(12) Bhūvrata
(13) Dharmanetra
(14) Vivṛti
(15) Suvrata
(16) Drḍhasena
(17) Mahinetra
(18) Sucala
(19) Sunetra
(20) Satyajita
(21) Viśvajit (22) Ripuñjaya
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Regnal period
58 Years
60
36
40
56
Total
23
50
40
28
64
28
64
35
58
38
48
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35
50
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Thus 1000 years for 22 kings are exactly computed. Also by taking airthmetical average of these regnal periods. we find that each king is alloted 45.45 years. This means "that the last six kings ruled for
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