Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c29.212

c29.212

Hastin had two sons, Ajamīḍha and Dvimīḍha, and under them the Paurava dynasty expanded and formed fresh kingdoms. A cousin of Hastin, Rantideva Sāṅkṛti, a famous king, who was also a Paurava, had a kingdom with capital Daśapura, that encroached into the Yādava territory and lay on the R. Chambal.¹ Dvimīḍha founded the dynasty of the Dvimīḍhas (pp. 111, 115) in a new realm which was apparently the modern district of Bareilly.² Ajamīḍha’s realm was divided on his death among his three sons, the main kingdom with the capital Hastināpura, and the two others in the Krivi country (named Pañcāla afterwards³) which had evidently been conquered, namely, a northern called Ahicchatra, of which the capital was then or soon afterwards Ahicchatrā and Chattravatī, and a southern, of which the capitals were afterwards Kāmpilya and Mākandī (p. 113). These three dynasties were Pauravas, Bhāratas and Ajamīḍhas. Paurava was always applied to the main branch at Hastināpura. Ajamīḍha was never generally used, but in so far as it was used was also applied to that branch.⁴ The use of Bhārata will be noticed.