# Kings and Royalty *Rulers and authorities in Vedic civilization* ## Vedic Dynasty Kings ### Solar Dynasty (Surya-vamsa) - [[index/S#svayambhuva manu|Svāyambhuva Manu]] - First Manu - [[index/R#ramacandra lord|Rāmacandra, Lord]] - Avatar of Krishna, perfect ruler - [[index/I#ikṣvāku|Ikṣvāku]] - Founder of solar dynasty - [[index/S#sagara maharaja|Sagara Mahārāja]] - King with 60,000 sons - [[index/entries/bhagiratha|Bhagīratha]] - Brought Ganges to earth - [[index/D#dilīpa|Dilīpa]] - Righteous king - [[index/R#Raghu (son of Tapana Miśra)|Raghu]] - Great conqueror - [[index/D#dasaratha maharaja|Daśaratha Mahārāja]] - Father of Lord Rama - [[index/entries/khatvanga|Khaṭvāṅga]] - Achieved perfection in moments - [[index/M#Mandhātā Mahārāja|Mandhātā]] - Universal emperor ### Lunar Dynasty (Chandra-vamsa) - [[index/S#soma moon god|Soma]] - The moon god - [[index/entries/puru|Pūru]] - Founder of lunar line - [[index/Y#yayati king|Yayāti, King]] - Great lunar king - [[index/D#Duṣyanta Mahārāja|Duṣyanta]] - Father of Bharata - [[index/B#Bharata|Bharata]] - After whom India is named - [[index/S#Śantanu Mahārāja|Śāntanu]] - Father of Bhishma ### Kuru Dynasty - [[index/entries/dhrtarastra|Dhṛtarāṣṭra]] - Father of the Kauravas - [[index/P#pandu maharaja|Pāṇḍu Mahārāja]] - Father of the Pandavas - [[index/B#bhīṣma|Bhīṣma]] - Grandsire of the Kurus - [[index/S#Śantanu Mahārāja|Śāntanu]] - Father of Bhishma - Rulers of Hastinapura ## Devotee Kings and Rulers ### Great Royal Devotees - [[index/Y#yudhisthira maharaja|Yudhiṣṭhira Mahārāja]] - Righteous king of the Pandavas - [[index/entries/arjuna|Arjuna]] - Great warrior and devotee - [[index/P#pariksit maharaja|Parīkṣit Mahārāja]] - Last great Vedic emperor - [[index/J#Janamejaya (son of Parīkṣit)|Janamejaya]] - Son of Parikshit - [[index/J#Janaka (father of Sītā)|Janaka]] - Father of Sita, self-realized king - [[index/P#Pratāparudra Mahārāja|Pratāparudra]] - King blessed by Lord Caitanya - [[index/D#dhruva maharaja|Dhruva Mahārāja]] - Child devotee who became Pole Star - [[index/U#uttānapāda|Uttānapāda]] - Father of Dhruva - [[index/P#Pṛthu (son of Anenā)|Pṛthu Mahārāja]] - Incarnation of Krishna's ruling potency - [[index/V#Veṇa Mahārāja|Vena]] - Demoniac king, father of Prthu - [[index/A#anga king|Aṅga, King]] - Father of Vena - [[index/N#Nimi (son of Daṇḍapāṇi)|Nimi]] - King who attained liberation - [[index/A#ambarisa maharaja|Ambarīṣa Mahārāja]] - Perfect devotee king - [[index/C#Citraketu|Citraketu]] - King who became Vritrasura - [[index/B#bali maharaja|Bali Mahārāja]] - Demon king who surrendered to Vamana ### Other Notable Kings - [[index/R#Rṣabhadeva cited on children|Ṛṣabhadeva]] - Incarnation who renounced kingdom - [[index/B#bharata maharaja|Bharata Mahārāja]] - Son of Rsabhadeva - [[index/entries/hariscandra|Hariścandra]] - King famous for truthfulness - [[index/S#śibi|Śibi]] - King who gave his flesh to save a dove - [[index/M#Mucukunda|Mucukunda]] - King who burned Kalayavana - [[index/I#Indradyumna Lake|Indradyumna]] - Established Jagannath worship - [[index/entries/kartaviryarjuna|Kārtavīryārjuna]] - Thousand-armed king ## Related Topics - [[index/meta/pandavas|Pandavas]] - Royal devotees - [[index/meta/kurus|Kurus]] - Related royal family - [[index/meta/yadus|Yadus]] - Krishna's dynasty ## See also: - [[index/meta/royal-devotees|Royal Devotees]] - Kings as devotees - [[index/meta/mahabharata-ramayana|Mahabharata & Ramayana]] - Epics about kings - [[index/meta/varnasrama|Varnasrama]] - Social system with kshatriyas --- *This index is under development. Additional entries from Śrīla Prabhupāda's books, lectures, conversations and letters will be added as the indexing work progresses.*