List of Jain empires and dynasties

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Last edited January 7, 2024

This is a list of monarchs, royalties, and dynasties following Jainism.

Dynasties

Ikshvaku dynasty:Thritkaras as twenty-two of twenty-four Tirthankaras were born in this dynasty.^[1]
Harivamsa
Haryanka dynasty (566 BCE – 413 BCE)
Pandya dynasty (6th century BCE - 1345 CE) Some rulers were Jains though not all.
Mahameghavahana dynasty (250s BCE – 5th century CE)
Kadamba Dynasty (345–525 CE)
Western Ganga Dynasty (350 CE – 1000)
Santara dynasty (7th century CE - 18th century CE
Maurya dynasty (322-184 BCE)

Kings


	Kings	Time Period
1	Raja Siddhartha	-
2	Bharata Chakravarti	-
3	Bahubali	-
4	Chandragupta Maurya	4th century BCE
5	Kharavela	2nd century BCE
6	Samprati	3rd century
7	Ajatashatru	5th century
8	Kumarapala	r. 1143-1172
9	Āma	8th-9th centuries
10	Bimbisara	c. 558 - c. 491 BC
11	Sanat Kumara Chakravarti	-
12	Samudravijaya	-
13	Amoghavarsha	9th century
14	Mularaja II	12th century
15	Ereyanga	12th century
16	Veera Ballala I	12th century
17	Shalishuka	r. c. 215 - c. 202 BC
18	Shatadhanvan	r. c. 195 - c. 187 BC
19	Brihadratha Maurya	187-180 BCE
20	Avakinnayo Karakandu	-
21	Ilango Adigal^[2]	-

Queens

Attimabbe
Abbakka Chowta (r. 1525-1570s)

Kings in Jain texts

This list contain characters that are mentioned in Jain texts. These characters are listed as follows:

See also

References

↑ Jain 1991, p. 2.
↑ Adigal 1965, p. VIII.

Sources

Shah, Natubhai (2004), Jainism: The World of Conquerors, Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 978-81-208-1938-2
Jain, Kailash Chand (1991), Lord Mahavira and his times, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 978-81-208-0805-8
Adigal, Prince Ilangô (1965), Shilappadikaram: (The Ankle Bracelet), translated by Alain Daniélou, New Directions

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