Legendary kings of Magadha

The Magadha empire was established very likely by king Jarasandha who was a son of Brihadratha, as it stated in the Puranas, one of the descendants of eponymical Puru. Jarasandha appears in the Mahabharatha as the Magadhan Emperor who rules all India and meets with an unceremonious ending. His descendants, according to the Vayu Purana, ruled Magadha for 1000 years followed by the Pradyota dynasty which ruled for 138 years. However, these rulers are mentioned in the Hindu texts, Buddhist texts and Jaina texts.

King Bimbisara, also known as King Shrenik, ruled this kingdom from 543-491 BC and belonged to the Haryanka dynasty. Here, the regime duration stated by Aryabhata (476–550 CE) are also given.

Kings in the Vayu Purana

The list of legendary kings of Magadha according to the Vayu Purana are as follows

Reign of Magadhan Kings (Brihadratha Dynasty)
Emperor	Reign start (According to Modern Historians)	Reign end (According to Modern Historians)	Reign start (According to Aryabhata)	Reign end (According to Aryabhata)
Brihadratha	?	?	?	?
Jarasandha	1760 BC	1718 BC	?	?
Sahadeva	1718 BC	1676 BC	?	?
Somapi	1676 BC	1618 BC	3009 BC	2951 BC
Srutasravas	1618 BC	1551 BC	2951 BC	2884 BC
Ayutayus	1551 BC	1515 BC	2884 BC	2848 BC
Niramitra	1515 BC	1415 BC	2848 BC	2748 BC
Sukshatra	1415 BC	1407 BC	2748 BC	2740 BC
Brihatkarman	1407 BC	1384 BC	2740 BC	2717 BC
Senajit	1384 BC	1361 BC	2717 BCE	2694 BC
Srutanjaya	1361 BCE	1321 BCE	2694 BCE	2654 BCE
Vipra	1321 BCE	1296 BCE	2654 BCE	2629 BCE
Suchi	1296 BCE	1238 BCE	2629 BCE	2561 BCE
Kshemya	1238 BCE	1210 BCE	2561 BCE	2533 BCE
Subrata	1210 BCE	1150 BCE	2533 BCE	2473 BCE
Dharma	1150 BCE	1145 BCE	2473 BCE	2468 BCE
Susuma	1145 BCE	1107 BCE	2468 BCE	2430 BCE
Dridhasena	1107 BCE	1059 BCE	2430 BCE	2382 BCE
Sumati	1059 BCE	1026 BCE	2382 BCE	2349 BCE
Subhala	1026 BCE	1004 BCE	2349 BCE	2327 BCE
Sunita	1004 BCE	964 BCE	2327 BCE	2287 BCE
Satyajit	964 BCE	884 BCE	2287 BCE	2207 BCE
Biswajit	884 BCE	849 BCE	2207 BCE	2172 BCE
Ripunjaya	849 BCE	799 BCE	2172 BCE	2122 BCE

Reign of Magadhan Kings (Pradyota Dynasty)
Emperor	Reign start (According to Modern Historians)	Reign end (According to Modern Historians)	Reign start (According to Aryabhata)	Reign end (According to Aryabhata)
Pradyota	779 BCE	776 BCE	2122 BCE	2119 BCE
Palaka	776 BCE	752 BCE	2119 BCE	2085 BCE
Visakhayupa	752 BCE	702 BCE	2085 BCE	2035 BCE
Janaka	702 BCE	681 BCE	2035 BCE	2014 BCE
Nandivardhdhana	681 BCE	661 BCE	2014 BCE	1994 BCE

Kings in the Matsya Purana

Reign of Magadhan Kings (Brihadratha Dynasty)
Emperor	Reign start (According to Modern Historians)	Reign end (According to Modern Historians)	Reign start (According to Aryabhata)	Reign end (According to Aryabhata)
Brihadratha	?	?	?	?
Jarasandha	1760 BCE	1718 BCE	?	?
Sahadeva	1718 BCE	1676 BCE	?	?
Somapi	1676 BCE	1618 BCE	3009 BCE	2951 BCE
Srutasravas	1497 BCE	1433 BCE	2951 BCE	2884 BCE
Apratipa	1433 BCE	1407 BCE	2884 BCE	2848 BCE
Niramitra	1407 BCE	1367 BCE	2848 BCE	2748 BCE
Sukshatra	1367 BCE	1311 BCE	2748 BCE	2740 BCE
Brihatsena	1311 BCE	1288 BCE	2740 BCE	2717 BCE
Senajit	1288 BCE	1238 BCE	2717 BCE	2694 BCE
Srutanjaya	1238 BCE	1198 BCE	2694 BCE	2654 BCE
Vidhu	1198 BCE	1170 BCE	2654 BCE	2629 BCE
Suchi	1234 BCE	1170 BCE	2629 BCE	2561 BCE
Kshemya	1170 BCE	1142 BCE	2561 BCE	2533 BCE
Subrata	1142 BCE	1078 BCE	2533 BCE	2473 BCE
Sunetra	1113 BCE	1078 BCE	2473 BCE	2468 BCE
Nivritti	1078 BCE	1020 BCE	2468 BCE	2430 BCE
Trinetra	1020 BCE	992 BCE	2430 BCE	2382 BCE
Mahatsena	992 BCE	944 BCE	2382 BCE	2349 BCE
Netra	944 BCE	914 BCE	2349 BCE	2327 BCE
Abala	914 BCE	882 BCE	2327 BCE	2287 BCE
Ripunjaya	882 BCE	832 BCE	2172 BCE	2122 BCE

Reign of Magadhan Kings (Pradyota Dynasty)
Emperor	Reign start (According to Modern Historians)	Reign end (According to Modern Historians)	Reign start (According to Aryabhata)	Reign end (According to Aryabhata)
Pradyota	832 BCE	809 BCE	2122 BCE	2119 BCE
Palaka	809 BCE	781 BCE	2119 BCE	2085 BCE
Visakhayupa	781 BCE	728 BCE	2094 BCE	2041 BCE
Suryaka	708 BCE	687 BCE	2041 BCE	2020 BCE
Nandivardhdhana	687 BCE	667 BCE	2020 BCE	2000 BCE