Tribes in Ancient India c53.11

c53.11

There can be no doubt that King Okkāka in this genealogy is no other than Ikṣvāku of the so-called solar dynasty of the Purāṇas. Comparing the names with those in the Paurāṇic list, we find that the lists do not agree in every detail, but there is agreement with regard to some of the more prominent names. Thus, for example, in the long history of the solar dynasty given in the Viṣṇupurāṇa, Pt. IV, we find many of the names in the Mahāvaṃsa list, like Māndhātṛ (Mandhātā), Sagara (Sāgara), etc. The Viṣṇupurāṇa states that King Bṛhadvala (Bṛhadbala) of this dynasty was killed in the Kurukṣetra war,² and next proceeds to trace the descent of King Śākya from the Bṛhadvala.³