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			{{Short description\|Mythological Hindu dynasty}}
	{{Redirect\|Somavanshi\|the dynasty of present-day Odisha\|Somavamshi dynasty}}		{{Redirect\|Somavanshi\|the dynasty of present-day Odisha\|Somavamshi dynasty}}
	{{Use dmy dates\|date=January 2016}}		{{Use dmy dates\|date=January 2016}}
	{{Use Indian English\|date=January 2016}}		{{Use Indian English\|date=January 2016}}
	{{Infobox country		{{Infobox country
	\|conventional_long_name = Lunar Dynasty		\| conventional_long_name = Lunar Dynasty
	\|common_name = Kingdom of Kuru		\| common_name = Kingdom of Kuru
	\|status = Empire		\| status = Empire
	\|image_flag =		\| image_flag =
	\|government_type = Monarchy		\| government_type = [[Monarchy]]
	\|event1 = ~~Earliest records~~		\| event1 =
	\|capital = ~~[[Allahabad\|Pratisthan]],~~ [[Mathura]], [[~~Hastinapur~~]]		\| capital = [[Mathura]], [[Hastinapura]]
	\|common_languages = [[Sanskrit language\|Sanskrit]]		\| common_languages = [[Sanskrit language\|Sanskrit]]
	\|religion = [[Hinduism]]		\| religion = [[Hinduism]]
	\|leader1 = [[Pururavas]]		\| leader1 = [[Pururavas]]
	\|leader2 = [[Yayati]]		\| leader2 = [[Yayati]]
	\|leader3 = [[Haiheya Kingdom\|Haiheya]]		\| leader3 = [[Haiheya Kingdom\|Haiheya]]
	\|leader4 = [[Kartavirya Arjuna\|Sahasrarjun Maharaj]]		\| leader4 = [[Kartavirya Arjuna\|Sahasrarjun Maharaj]]
	\|leader5 = [[Krishna]]		\| leader5 = [[Krishna]]
	\|title_leader = [[Monarch]]		\| title_leader = [[Monarch]]
	\|today = ~~[[Indian subcontinent]]~~		\| today =
	}}		}}

	The '''Lunar dynasty''' ([[IAST]]: '''Candravaṃśa''' ~~or '''Somavaṃśa''' in [[Sanskrit]]~~) is a ~~legendary principal house of the [[Kshatriyas]] [[varna in Hinduism\|varna]],~~ or ~~warrior–ruling caste mentioned in the ancient Indian texts. This legendary~~ dynasty ~~was said~~ to be descended from ~~moon-related deities (''~~[[~~Soma (deity)~~\|Soma]]~~'' or ''~~[[~~Moon\|Lunar~~]]'').<ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TGyzMJYZn-0C&pg=PA21 \|title=Message of the Purans \|publisher=Diamond Pocket Books Ltd \|first=B. B. \|last=Paliwal \|year=2005 \|page=21 \|isbn=978-8-12881-174-6}}</ref> ~~The Hindu deity [[Krishna]] is believed to be born in the [[Yaduvansh]] branch of the Lunar dynasty.~~		The '''Lunar dynasty''' ([[IAST]]: '''Candravaṃśa''') is a lineage or dynasty which claims to be descended from [[Chandra]] or [[Chandra\|Soma]] (the Hindu [[lunar deity]]).<ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TGyzMJYZn-0C&pg=PA21 \|title=Message of the Purans \|publisher=Diamond Pocket Books Ltd \|first=B. B. \|last=Paliwal \|year=2005 \|page=21 \|isbn=978-8-12881-174-6}}</ref>

	According to the ''[[Shatapatha Brahmana]]'', [[Pururavas]] was the son of [[Budha]] (himself often described as the son of Soma) and the gender-switching deity [[Ila (Hinduism)\|Ila]] (born as the daughter of [[Shraddhadeva Manu\|Manu]]).{{sfn\|Thapar\|2013\|p=308}} Pururavas's great-grandson was [[Yayati]], who had five sons named [[~~Yadus~~\|Yadu]], [[Turvashas\|Turvasu]], [[Druhyus\|Druhyu]], [[Anu (tribe)\|Anu]], and [[Puru (Vedic tribe)\|Puru]]. These seem to be the names of five Vedic tribes as described in the [[Vedas]].<ref>{{cite book \|author=A. K. Warder \|author-link=A. K. Warder \|title=An Introduction to Indian Historiography \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nCluAAAAMAAJ \|year=1972 \|publisher=Popular Prakashan \|pages=21–22 }}</ref>		According to the ''[[Shatapatha Brahmana]]'', [[Pururavas]] was the son of [[Budha]] (himself often described as the son of Soma) and the gender-switching deity [[Ila (Hinduism)\|Ila]] (born as the daughter of [[Shraddhadeva Manu\|Manu]]).{{sfn\|Thapar\|2013\|p=308}} Pururavas's great-grandson was [[Yayati]], who had five sons named [[Yadu (legendary king)\|Yadu]], [[Turvashas\|Turvasu]], [[Druhyus\|Druhyu]], [[Anu (tribe)\|Anu]], and [[Puru (Vedic tribe)\|Puru]]. These seem to be the names of five Vedic tribes as described in the [[Vedas]].<ref>{{cite book \|author=A. K. Warder \|author-link=A. K. Warder \|title=An Introduction to Indian Historiography \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nCluAAAAMAAJ \|year=1972 \|publisher=Popular Prakashan \|pages=21–22 }}</ref>

	According to the ''Mahabharata'', ~~the~~ dynasty's progenitor [[Ila (Hinduism)\|Ila]] ruled from ~~[[Allahabad\|Prayag]]~~, and had a son Shashabindu who ruled in the country of Bahli.<ref>{{cite book \|first=Wendy \|last=Doniger \|title=Splitting the difference: gender and myth in ancient Greece and India \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G4pgM3birUwC&pg=PA273 \|access-date=25 August 2011 \|year=1999 \|publisher=University of Chicago Press \|isbn=978-0-226-15641-5 \|page=273}}</ref> The son of Ila and [[Budha]] was [[Pururavas]] who became the first ~~Chandravanshi~~ emperor of the ~~planet~~. Ila's descendants were also known as the Ailas.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=w9pmo51lRnYC~~&pg=PA17~~&dq=aila+Ila&hl=~~en&ei=MoazTte5DYnYsga-4eTSAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CEIQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=aila%20Ila&f=false~~ Encyclopaedia of the Hindu world, Volume 1 By Gaṅgā Rām Garg]</ref>		According to the ''Mahabharata'', Lunar dynasty's progenitor [[Ila (Hinduism)\|Ila]] ruled from Prayaga, and had a son Shashabindu who ruled in the country of Bahli.<ref>{{cite book \|first=Wendy \|last=Doniger \|title=Splitting the difference: gender and myth in ancient Greece and India \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G4pgM3birUwC&pg=PA273 \|access-date=25 August 2011 \|year=1999 \|publisher=University of Chicago Press \|isbn=978-0-226-15641-5 \|page=273}}</ref> The son of Ila and [[Budha]] was [[Pururavas]], who became the first Chandravamsha, emperor of all of the earth. Ila's descendants were also known as the Ailas.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=w9pmo51lRnYC&dq=aila+Ila&pg=PA17 Encyclopaedia of the Hindu world, Volume 1 by Gaṅgā Rām Garg]</ref>[[File:LUNAR_DYNASTY_(Chandravamsha).png\|388x388px\|thumb\|Chandravamsha family tree]]

	== In Mahabharata ==		== In Mahabharata ==
	{{~~Main~~\|~~Puru and Yadu Dynasties~~}}		{{main\|Kuru Kingdom}}
	~~[[File:LUNAR_DYNASTY_(Chandravamsha).png~~\|~~500 px~~\|~~Family Tree]]~~		{{see also\|Mahabharata\|Kurukshetra War}}

	In Hindu texts, the [[Kurukshetra War]], which forms the subject of the Indian epic ''[[Mahabharata]]'', was largely fought between rival branches of the Lunar dynasty, famously resulting in [[Arjuna]]'s turn away from war and the reprimand of his mentor Krishna. Krishna reminds Arjuna that ~~Dharma~~ stands above everything and the text forms an integral cultural cornerstone for all four [[Kshatriya]] houses.		In Hindu texts, the [[Kurukshetra War]], which forms the subject of the Indian epic ''[[Mahabharata]]'', was largely fought between rival branches of the Lunar dynasty, famously resulting in [[Arjuna]]'s turn away from war and the reprimand of his mentor Krishna. Krishna reminds Arjuna that dharma stands above everything, and the text forms an integral cultural cornerstone for all four [[Kshatriya]] houses.

	By the conclusion of the Kurukshetra War most of the ~~Yadhuvanshi~~ lineage is in peril. The sinking of [[~~Dwarka kingdom\|Dwarka~~]] sees the destruction of the entire ~~Yaduvanshi~~ lineage with the exception of [[Vajra (king)\|~~Vajranabh~~]] who was saved by [[Arjuna]] and later becomes the King of Mathura.		By the conclusion of the Kurukshetra War, most of the Yaduvamsha lineage is in peril. The sinking of [[Dvārakā]] sees the destruction of the entire Yaduvamsha lineage, with the exception of [[Vajra (king)\|Vajra]], who was saved by [[Arjuna]], and later becomes the King of Mathura.

			== Branches and rulers of dynasty ==
			{{main\|Puru and Yadu Dynasties}}
			{{see also\|Turvasu Druhyu and Anu Dynasties}}

			==See also==
			* [[Solar dynasty]]
			* [[Mahabharata]]
			* [[History of Hinduism]]
			* [[Puru and Yadu Dynasties]]
			* [[Chandra]]

	==References==		==References==
	~~===Citations===~~
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}

	===Sources===		==Sources==
			{{refbegin}}
	*{{citation \|last=Thapar \|first=Romila \|author-link=Romila Thapar \|title=The Past Before Us\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aei9AAAAQBAJ \|year=2013 \|publisher=[[Harvard University Press]] \|isbn=978-0-674-72651-2 }}		*{{citation \|last=Thapar \|first=Romila \|author-link=Romila Thapar \|title=The Past Before Us\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aei9AAAAQBAJ \|year=2013 \|publisher=[[Harvard University Press]] \|isbn=978-0-674-72651-2 }}
			{{refend}}

	==External links==		==External links==

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	'''Lunar dynasty''' ([[IAST]]: '''Candravaṃśa''' or '''Somavaṃśa''' in [[Sanskrit]]) is a legendary principal house of the [[Kshatriyas]] [[varna in Hinduism\|varna]], or warrior–ruling caste mentioned in the ancient Indian texts. This legendary dynasty was said to be descended from moon-related deities (''[[Soma (deity)\|Soma]]'' or ''[[Lunar ]]'').<ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TGyzMJYZn-0C&pg=PA21 \|title=Message of the Purans \|publisher=Diamond Pocket Books Ltd \|first=B. B. \|last=Paliwal \|year=2005 \|page=21 \|isbn=978-8-12881-174-6}}</ref> The Hindu deity [[Krishna]] is believed to be born in the [[Yaduvansh]] branch of Lunar dynasty.		The '''Lunar dynasty''' ([[IAST]]: '''Candravaṃśa''' or '''Somavaṃśa''' in [[Sanskrit]]) is a legendary principal house of the [[Kshatriyas]] [[varna in Hinduism\|varna]], or warrior–ruling caste mentioned in the ancient Indian texts. This legendary dynasty was said to be descended from moon-related deities (''[[Soma (deity)\|Soma]]'' or ''[[Moon\|Lunar]]'').<ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TGyzMJYZn-0C&pg=PA21 \|title=Message of the Purans \|publisher=Diamond Pocket Books Ltd \|first=B. B. \|last=Paliwal \|year=2005 \|page=21 \|isbn=978-8-12881-174-6}}</ref> The Hindu deity [[Krishna]] is believed to be born in the [[Yaduvansh]] branch of the Lunar dynasty.

	According to the ''[[Shatapatha Brahmana]]'', [[Pururavas]] was the son of [[Budha]] (himself often described as the son of Soma) and the gender-switching deity [[Ila (Hinduism)\|Ila]] (born as the daughter of [[Shraddhadeva Manu\|Manu]]).{{sfn\|Thapar\|2013\|p=308}} Pururavas's great-grandson was [[Yayati]], who had five sons named [[Yadus\|Yadu]], [[Turvashas\|Turvasu]], [[Druhyus\|Druhyu]], [[Anu (tribe)\|Anu]], and [[Puru (Vedic tribe)\|Puru]]. These seem to be the names of five ~~Indo-Aryan~~ tribes as described in the [[Vedas]].<ref>{{cite book \|author=A. K. Warder \|author-link=A. K. Warder \|title=An Introduction to Indian Historiography \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nCluAAAAMAAJ \|year=1972 \|publisher=Popular Prakashan \|pages=21–22 }}</ref>		According to the ''[[Shatapatha Brahmana]]'', [[Pururavas]] was the son of [[Budha]] (himself often described as the son of Soma) and the gender-switching deity [[Ila (Hinduism)\|Ila]] (born as the daughter of [[Shraddhadeva Manu\|Manu]]).{{sfn\|Thapar\|2013\|p=308}} Pururavas's great-grandson was [[Yayati]], who had five sons named [[Yadus\|Yadu]], [[Turvashas\|Turvasu]], [[Druhyus\|Druhyu]], [[Anu (tribe)\|Anu]], and [[Puru (Vedic tribe)\|Puru]]. These seem to be the names of five Vedic tribes as described in the [[Vedas]].<ref>{{cite book \|author=A. K. Warder \|author-link=A. K. Warder \|title=An Introduction to Indian Historiography \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nCluAAAAMAAJ \|year=1972 \|publisher=Popular Prakashan \|pages=21–22 }}</ref>

	According to the ''Mahabharata'', the dynasty's progenitor [[Ila (Hinduism)\|Ila]] ruled from [[Allahabad\|Prayag]], & had a son Shashabindu who ruled in the country of Bahli.<ref>{{cite book \|first=Wendy \|last=Doniger \|title=Splitting the difference: gender and myth in ancient Greece and India \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G4pgM3birUwC&pg=PA273 \|access-date=25 August 2011 \|year=1999 \|publisher=University of Chicago Press \|isbn=978-0-226-15641-5 \|page=273}}</ref> Ila's descendants were also known as the Ailas ~~or Lunar Dynasty~~.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=w9pmo51lRnYC&pg=PA17&dq=aila+Ila&hl=en&ei=MoazTte5DYnYsga-4eTSAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CEIQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=aila%20Ila&f=false Encyclopaedia of the Hindu world, Volume 1 By Gaṅgā Rām Garg]</ref>		According to the ''Mahabharata'', the dynasty's progenitor [[Ila (Hinduism)\|Ila]] ruled from [[Allahabad\|Prayag]], and had a son Shashabindu who ruled in the country of Bahli.<ref>{{cite book \|first=Wendy \|last=Doniger \|title=Splitting the difference: gender and myth in ancient Greece and India \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G4pgM3birUwC&pg=PA273 \|access-date=25 August 2011 \|year=1999 \|publisher=University of Chicago Press \|isbn=978-0-226-15641-5 \|page=273}}</ref> The son of Ila and [[Budha]] was [[Pururavas]] who became the first Chandravanshi emperor of the planet. Ila's descendants were also known as the Ailas.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=w9pmo51lRnYC&pg=PA17&dq=aila+Ila&hl=en&ei=MoazTte5DYnYsga-4eTSAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CEIQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=aila%20Ila&f=false Encyclopaedia of the Hindu world, Volume 1 By Gaṅgā Rām Garg]</ref>

	== In Mahabharata ==		== In Mahabharata ==
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	[[File:LUNAR_DYNASTY_(Chandravamsha).png\|500 px\|Family Tree]]		[[File:LUNAR_DYNASTY_(Chandravamsha).png\|500 px\|Family Tree]]

	In Hindu texts, the [[Kurukshetra War~~\|Kurukshetra war~~]] ~~that form~~ the subject of the Indian ~~Epic~~ [[Mahabharata~~\|Mahabarata~~]], was largely fought between rival branches of the Lunar ~~Dynasty~~, famously resulting in ~~the hesitation of~~ [[Arjuna]] away from war and the reprimand of his mentor Krishna. Krishna reminds Arjuna that Dharma stands above everything and the text forms an integral cultural cornerstone for all four [[Kshatriya]] houses.		In Hindu texts, the [[Kurukshetra War]], which forms the subject of the Indian epic ''[[Mahabharata]]'', was largely fought between rival branches of the Lunar dynasty, famously resulting in [[Arjuna]]'s turn away from war and the reprimand of his mentor Krishna. Krishna reminds Arjuna that Dharma stands above everything and the text forms an integral cultural cornerstone for all four [[Kshatriya]] houses.

	By the conclusion of the Kurukshetra ~~war~~ most of the Yadhuvanshi lineage is in peril. The sinking of [[Dwarka kingdom\|Dwarka]] sees the destruction of the entire Yaduvanshi lineage with the exception of [[Vajra (king)\|Vajranabh]] who was saved by [[Arjuna]] & later becomes the King of Mathura.		By the conclusion of the Kurukshetra War most of the Yadhuvanshi lineage is in peril. The sinking of [[Dwarka kingdom\|Dwarka]] sees the destruction of the entire Yaduvanshi lineage with the exception of [[Vajra (king)\|Vajranabh]] who was saved by [[Arjuna]] and later becomes the King of Mathura.

	~~. As the only surviving grandson of Krishna all branches claiming descent from Krishna ([[Krishnaut\|Krishnaut Yadavas]] ) descend through him~~

	==References==		==References==

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{{Redirect|Somavanshi|the dynasty of present-day Odisha|Somavamshi dynasty}}
{{Distinguish|Lunar Dynasty}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
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|conventional_long_name = Lunar Dynasty
|common_name = Kingdom of Kuru
|status = Empire
|image_flag =
|government_type = Monarchy
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|capital = [[Allahabad|Pratisthan]], [[Mathura]], [[Hastinapur]]
|common_languages = [[Sanskrit language|Sanskrit]]
|religion = [[Hinduism]]
|leader1 = [[Pururavas]]
|leader2 = [[Yayati]]
|leader3 = [[Haiheya Kingdom|Haiheya]]
|leader4 = [[Kartavirya Arjuna|Sahasrarjun Maharaj]]
|leader5 = [[Krishna]]
|title_leader = [[Monarch]]
|today = [[Indian subcontinent]]
}}

'''Lunar dynasty''' ([[IAST]]: '''Candravaṃśa''' or '''Somavaṃśa''' in [[Sanskrit]]) is a legendary principal house of the [[Kshatriyas]] [[varna in Hinduism|varna]], or warrior–ruling caste mentioned in the ancient Indian texts. This legendary dynasty was said to be descended from moon-related deities (''[[Soma (deity)|Soma]]'' or ''[[Lunar ]]'').<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TGyzMJYZn-0C&pg=PA21 |title=Message of the Purans |publisher=Diamond Pocket Books Ltd |first=B. B. |last=Paliwal |year=2005 |page=21 |isbn=978-8-12881-174-6}}</ref> The Hindu deity [[Krishna]] is believed to be born in the [[Yaduvansh]] branch of Lunar dynasty.

According to the ''[[Shatapatha Brahmana]]'', [[Pururavas]] was the son of [[Budha]] (himself often described as the son of Soma) and the gender-switching deity [[Ila (Hinduism)|Ila]] (born as the daughter of [[Shraddhadeva Manu|Manu]]).{{sfn|Thapar|2013|p=308}} Pururavas's great-grandson was [[Yayati]], who had five sons named [[Yadus|Yadu]], [[Turvashas|Turvasu]], [[Druhyus|Druhyu]], [[Anu (tribe)|Anu]], and [[Puru (Vedic tribe)|Puru]]. These seem to be the names of five Indo-Aryan tribes as described in the [[Vedas]].<ref>{{cite book |author=A. K. Warder |author-link=A. K. Warder |title=An Introduction to Indian Historiography |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nCluAAAAMAAJ |year=1972 |publisher=Popular Prakashan |pages=21–22 }}</ref>

According to the ''Mahabharata'', the dynasty's progenitor [[Ila (Hinduism)|Ila]] ruled from [[Allahabad|Prayag]], & had a son Shashabindu who ruled in the country of Bahli.<ref>{{cite book |first=Wendy |last=Doniger |title=Splitting the difference: gender and myth in ancient Greece and India |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G4pgM3birUwC&pg=PA273 |access-date=25 August 2011 |year=1999 |publisher=University of Chicago Press |isbn=978-0-226-15641-5 |page=273}}</ref> Ila's descendants were also known as the Ailas or Lunar Dynasty.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=w9pmo51lRnYC&pg=PA17&dq=aila+Ila&hl=en&ei=MoazTte5DYnYsga-4eTSAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CEIQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=aila%20Ila&f=false Encyclopaedia of the Hindu world, Volume 1 By Gaṅgā Rām Garg]</ref>

== In Mahabharata ==
{{Main|Puru and Yadu Dynasties}}
[[File:LUNAR_DYNASTY_(Chandravamsha).png|500 px|Family Tree]]

In Hindu texts, the [[Kurukshetra War|Kurukshetra war]] that form the subject of the Indian Epic [[Mahabharata|Mahabarata]], was largely fought between rival branches of the Lunar Dynasty, famously resulting in the hesitation of [[Arjuna]] away from war and the reprimand of his mentor Krishna. Krishna reminds Arjuna that Dharma stands above everything and the text forms an integral cultural cornerstone for all four [[Kshatriya]] houses.

By the conclusion of the Kurukshetra war most of the Yadhuvanshi lineage is in peril. The sinking of [[Dwarka kingdom|Dwarka]] sees the destruction of the entire Yaduvanshi lineage with the exception of [[Vajra (king)|Vajranabh]] who was saved by [[Arjuna]] & later becomes the King of Mathura.

. As the only surviving grandson of Krishna all branches claiming descent from Krishna ([[Krishnaut|Krishnaut Yadavas]] ) descend through him

==References==
===Citations===
{{Reflist}}

===Sources===
*{{citation |last=Thapar |first=Romila |author-link=Romila Thapar |title=The Past Before Us|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aei9AAAAQBAJ |year=2013 |publisher=[[Harvard University Press]] |isbn=978-0-674-72651-2 }}

==External links==
*{{Commonscatinline}}

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