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16-Chandra Vansh-Puru Vansh

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Chandra Vansh-Puru Vansh (MBH)
MBH, 1-Aadi Parv, Ch 95

Puru Vansh

Daksh got Aditi
Aditi got Vivaswaan (Soorya)
Vivaswaan got Manu (Shraaddh Dev)
Manu got Haa
(This name never comes anywhere. Does it mean Il or Ilaa? Because Ilaa got Pururavaa)
Haa got Pururavaa
Pururavaa got Aayu
Aayu got Nahush
Nahush got Yayaati
Yayaati got Puru
Puru (Kaushalyaa) got Janamejaya

Janamejaya (Anantaa) got Praacheenvat
Praacheenvat (Ashmakee, of Yaadav) got Sanyaati
Sanyaati (Varaangee, Daughter of Drishdwat) got Ahanyaati
Ahanyaati (Bhaanumatee, Daughter of Kritveerya) got Saarvbhaum
Saarvbhaum (Sunandaa, Kaikaya Desh) got Jayatsen
Jayatsen (Sushravaa, Vidarbh Desh) got Avaacheen
Avaacheen (Maryaadaa, of Vidarbh Desh) got Arhan
Arhan (Angee) got Mahaabhaum
Mahaabhaum (Suyagyaa, Daughter of Prasenjit) got Ayutanayee
Ayutanayee (Kaam, Daughter of Prithushravaa) got Akrodhan

Akrodhan (Karambhaa, from Kaling Desh) got Devatithi
Devatithi (Maryaadaa, from Videh Desh) got Arhan
Arhan (Sudevaa, from Ang Desh) got Riksh
Riksh (Jwaalaa, Daughter of Takshak) got Matinaar -
    He did a Yagya on the banks of Saraswatee River where Saraswatee appeared in person and he had a son from her.
Matinaar (Saraswatee River) got Tanshu
Tanshu (wife from Kaling Desh) got Ileen
Ileen (Rathantari) got 5 sons - Dushyant, the eldest
Dushyant (Shakuntalaa) got Bharat
Bharat (Sunandaa, Daughter of Sarvsen of Kaashee) got Bhumanyu

Bhumanyu (Vijayaa, Daughter of Dashaarh) got Suhotra
Suhotra (Suvarnaa, Daughter of Ikshwaaku) got Hastee - inhabited Hastinaapur
Hastee (Yashodharaa, from Trigart Desh) got Vikunthan
Vikunthan (Sudevaa, from Dashaarh race) got Ajameedh
Ajameedh (Raikeyee, Gaandhaaree, Vishaalaa, Riksh) 2400 sons, but Samvaran was the main son
Samvaran (Tapatee, Daughter of Vivaswaan - Soorya) got Kuru

Kuru (Shubhaangee, from Dashaarh) got Vidoorath
Vidoorath (Supriyaa, Daughter of Maadhav) got Anaswaan
Anaswaan (Amritaa, from Maadhav) got Pareekshit
Pareekshit (Suvaas, from Bahudaa) got Bheemsen
Bheemsen (Kumaaree, from Kaikaya Desh) got Pratishravaa
Pratishravaa got Prateep
Prateep (Sunandaa, Daughter of Shibi) had 3 sons - Devaapi, Shaantanu and Baalheek
Shaantanu (Gangaa) got Bheeshm; and (Satyavatee) got Chitraangad and Vichitraveerya
Vichitraveerya (Ambikaa and Ambaalikaa, from Kaashee) got Dhritraashtra and Paandu through Ved Vyas

Dhritraashtra had 101 sons - Duryodhan, Dushaasan etc, and
Paandu had 5 sons - Yudhishthir, Bheem, Arjun, Nakul and Sahadev
Arjun (Subhadraa, Krishn's sister) got Abhimanyu
Abhimanyu (Uttaraa, Daughter of Viraat) got Pareekshit
Pareekshit (Madravatee) got Janamejaya
Janamejaya (Vapushtamaa) got 2 sons - Shataaneek and Shankukarn.
Shataaneek (from Videh) got Ashwamedhdatt

                                       

 

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