Brihadrath Dynasty
The earliest known king of MagadhaMost important Mahajanpada was Magadha. Magadha was located near today's Patna & Gaya. The first notable thing about Magadha was its geographical location which gave ..... is Brihadrath. Name of Brihadrath appears in Rig-VedaThe four Vedas come under the Shruti category and are considered sacred scriptures. Later texts like the various shastras and the itihaasas form Smruti.
Rig-VedaRig-Veda is known as the oldest religious text in the world. It is also known as "First testament" of mankind. It was composed around 1700 .....
Rig-Veda ..... (I.36.18, X.49.6). Magadha is mentioned in Atharvaveda. The puranic sources say that Brihadrath was the eldest son of Vasu. According to Ramayana, Vasu founded Vasumati and Grivraja. The Brihadrath dynasty was founded by Brihadrath. His son was Jarasandha.
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Name of Jarasandha appears in Mahabharta and Puranas many times. Jarasandha was inimical to Yadavas and that is why he is mentioned as a villain in the Mahabharta. Jarasandha was a powerful king and a devotee of Shiva who at the time of his birth was in two pieces of human body born to two wives of Brihadrath. These two pieces were thrown into the forest on the order of Brihadrath. In the Forest, a Rakshashi known as Jara found these two pieces. When she joined them, they became one and thus the name Jarasandha (one who was joined by Jara was given). |
In the Mahabharta war, Jarasandha was killed by Bhima. The time period assigned to Jarasandha is approximately 1760 BC. He was succeeded by Sahadev who also got killed in the epic war of Mahabharta.
The Brihadrath Dynasty ended approximately 8th century BC.
