According to Hindu traditions, Shraddhadeva Manu (Sanskrit manuśraddhādeva) is the current Manu and the progenitor of the current manvantara. He is considered as the seventh of the fourteen Manus of the current kalpa (aeon).V. R. Ramachandra Dikshitar (1935). The Matsya Purana: A Study. University of Madras. p. 5.
Shraddhadeva Manu was the king of the Dravida kingdom before the Pralaya, the great flood. Forewarned about the flood by the Matsya avatar of Vishnu, he saved humanity by building a boat that carried his family and the saptarishi to safety. He is the son of Vivasvana and is therefore also known as Vaivasvata Manu, and his dynasty as the Suryavaṃśa. He is also called Satyavrata (always truthful). Ikshvaku (Sanskrit; ikṣvāku, from Sanskrit ikṣu; Pali: Okkāka), is one of the ten sons of Shraddhadeva Manu, and is credited to be the founder of the Ikshvaku Dynasty.The Hare Krsnas - The Manus - Manus of the Present Universe
Suryavamsha kings
The genealogy of the Ikshvaku dynasty to Rama is mentioned in the Ramayana in two lists. The only difference between the two lists is that, Kukshi is mentioned only in the second list. In the first list, Vikukshi is mentioned as the son of Ikshavaku. The descendants of Vikukshi are known as Vikauva.
Vaivasvata Manu Ikshvaku Vikukshi ( also known as Sasada) Kakutstha (also known as Purañjaya) Anenā or Suyodhan Prthu Vrsadashva (Vishtarashva) Ārdra or Candra Yuvanashva I Shravasta Mandhata I Dhundumār (also known as Kuvalayāśva) Dṛḍhāśva Pramoda Haryashva I Nikumbha Barhanāśva Girikshita Samhatashva (Amitāśva) Krishashva or Akrutashva Ranashva Prasenajit I Yuvanashva II Mandhata II (Mandhātri) Purukutsa Trasadasyu Sambhuta Anaranya I (Vishnuvridha was his brother, from whom Vishnuvridha gotra brahmins originated) Prshadashva or Trasdashva Haryashva II or Rohidashva I Vasuman Tridhanva (Tridhatu) Trivrsna Tryaruna Trishanku (also known as Satyavrata) Vedhas (given in Aitreya Brahman) Harishchandra Rohitashva II Harita Chanchu Sudeva (also known as Vijaya) Ruruka Vark Bahuka Asita Sagara Asmanjas Amshuman Dilipa I Bhagiratha Shrutasena Nabhaga or Vrisagira Ambarish Shindhudvipa Ayutayu Rituparna Sarvakarma Sudasa Kalmashapada ( also known as Mitrasaha) Aśmaka Mulaka Shataratha Vrdhasharma (also known as Ailavila) Visvasaha I Nighna ( his brother was Anamitra ) Dilipa II (also known as Khaṭvāṅga ) Dirghabahu Raghu Aja Dasharatha Bharata Rama
The other sons of Dasharatha; Lakshmana and Shatrughna were said to be the kings of Karupada and Malla, and Madhupuri and Vidisha respectively.
Suryavamsha kings after Rama
Rama and his brothers were succeeded by their respective sons; Kusha had inherited South Kosala and Lava had inherited North Kosala, while Bharata's children, Taksha and Pushkara, had inherited Takshashila and Pushkalavati respectively. Lakshmana's children, Angada and Chandraketu, had inherited Karupada and Malla respectively, and Shatrughna's children, Subahu and Shatrughati had inherited Madhupuri and Vidisha respectively.
The Puranas provide a genealogical list from Kusha to Brihadbala, who was killed by Abhimanyu in the Kurukshetra War. This list is corroborated by the Raghuvamsha till Agnivarna.
Kusha Atithi Nishadha Nala Nabhas Paundrika Kshemadhanva Devanika Ahinagu Sahasrasva Chandravaloka Tarapida Chandragiri Banuchandra Srutayu Pariyatra Dala ( according to Mahabharata, Sala and Bala were his brothers ) Uluka Vajranabha Sankhana Vyusitasva Visvasaha II Atnar Hiranyanabha Kausalya Pusya Dhruvasandhi Sudarsana Agnivarna Sighra Maru Parsusruta Susandhi Amarsa Visrutvana Brihadbala
Suryavamsha kings after Mahabharata The Puranas also provide the list of the kings from Brihadbala to the last ruler Sumitra. But these lists mention Shakya as an individual, and incorporate the names of Shakya, Shuddodhana, Siddhartha (Gautama Buddha), and Rahula between Sanjaya and Prasenajit. The names of the kings are:Misra, V.S. (2007). Ancient Indian Dynasties, Mumbai: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, , pp.283-8, 384
Successors of Brihadbala-
Brihatkshaya (or Bruhadrunama) Urukriya (or Gurukshepa) Vatsavyuha Prativyoma Bhanu Divakara (or Divaka) Virasahadeva Brihadashva II Bhanuratha (or Bhanumana) Pratitashva Supratika Marudeva Sunakshatra Pushkara (or Kinnara) Antariksha Suvarna (or Sutapa) Sumitra (or Amitrajit) Brihadraja (Okkaka) Rudraksha
Descendants through the Shakya lineage-
Kritanjaya (Sivisamjaya) Ranajjaya (Sihassara) Jayasena (Mahakoshala or Sanjaya) Sihahanu (Shakya) Śuddhodana Siddhartha Shakya (Gautama Buddha) Rāhula
Later Ikshvakus, of the original lineage and rulers of Kosala-
Sanjaya Mahākosala Prasenajit Viḍūḍabha Kshudraka (or Kuntala) Ranaka (or Kulaka) Suratha Sumitra
According to Bibek Debroy, King Sumitra claimed to be the last ruler of the Suryavamsha dynasty of Kosala, as he was defeated by Mahapadma Nanda of Magadha in 362 BCE. However, he was not killed, and fled to Rohtas, located in present-day Bihar, where his son Kurma had established his reign.
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