Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c17.46

c17.46

We may now investigate what are genuine synchronisms, and these will be dealt with in the next two chapters. It will be convenient, however, for ease of reference to set out the combined scheme of genealogies of all the important dynasties, as established by genuine synchronisms, and this is displayed in the following table. The dynasties have been arranged in the table according to geographical position, as far as is feasible, those that reigned in the west on the left side, those in the east on the right, and the others in the middle. The names of kings whose positions are fixed by synchronisms or otherwise are printed in italics, and the famous kings are indicated by an asterisk. As already explained, the lists are not equally full, and the deficiencies appear very plainly from the table; hence, where there are no synchronisms and the lists are defective, the names that occur are spaced out, but this arrangement is only tentative and the position of such a name merely indicates the best possible approximation. Among the last kings of Videha, Kṛtakṣaṇa is mentioned,⁴ and kings later than the battle are set out in the list in chapter XXVII. Smaller or shorter dynasties, which have not been brought into this list, are given in chapters VIII and IX, such as the Śāryātas, Nābhāgas and various branches of the Yādavas.