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The Solar dynasty or Sūryavaṃśa (lit. ' Descendants of the Sun '; Sanskrit: सूर्यवंश), also called the Ikshvaku dynasty, is a legendary Indian dynasty said to have been founded by Ikshvaku.
Suryavanshi denotes descent from the solar deity Surya, Chandravanshi from the lunar deity Chandra, and Agnivanshi from the fire deity Agni. The Agnivanshi clans include Parmar, Chaulukya , Parihar and Chauhan. [12] Lesser-noted vansh include Udayvanshi, Rajvanshi, [13] and Rishivanshi [citation needed].
The Lunar dynasty (IAST: Candravaṃśa) is a legendary principal house of the Kshatriyas varna, or warrior–ruling varna (Social Class) mentioned in the ancient Indian texts.
Historically, the Kekeya dynasty belonged to the Chandravanshi [12] [13] (Lunar Dynasty), while the Kakan Rajputs were part of the Suryavanshi (Solar Dynasty). Though they named their clan after the kingdom, they are not related to the Kekeya dynasty, but are descendants of Prince Bharat , through Queen Kaikeyi, making them part of the ...
Manu and the Saptarishi on a boat carried by Matsya, saved from the Pralaya.. According to Hindu traditions, Shraddhadeva Manu (Sanskrit manuśraddhādeva) is the current Manu and the progenitor of the current manvantara.
There are several major subdivisions of Rajputs, known as vansh or vamsha, the step below the super-division jāti [197] These vansh delineate claimed descent from various sources, and the Rajput are generally considered to be divided into three primary vansh: [198] Suryavanshi denotes descent from the solar deity Surya, Chandravanshi from the ...
(Contemporary to Suryavanshi king Rohitashva) Sahasrabahu Kartavirya Arjuna was the son of Krtavirya who ruled 88 years and was finally killed by Lord Parashurama . Jayadhwaja, Vrshabha, Madhu and Urujit were left by Parshurama and 995 others were killed by Lord Parashurama.
The 15th century Tamil Mahabharata of Villiputtur Alvar makes three references to Agnivanshi (fire), Suryavanshi (solar) and Chandravanshi (lunar) dynasties. One particular segment describes the Chola king as from the solar dynasty, the Pandyan king as from the lunar dynasty and the Chera king as from the fire dynasty.