Picture of Dasaratha Letters (Amarna Letters) in Egypt
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Hindus are lucky to get great historical Inscriptions in Turkey and Egypt!
I was reading again the book DATES AND DYNASTIES IN EARLIEST INDIA by R.MORTON SMITH, TORONTO, CANADA, 1973. He studied Sanskrit for 38 years ; worked as professor in the Sanskrit departments ofOxford University and Toronto University, Canada. He shows the periods of Lord Rama and Lord Krishna very close, with only a hundred year difference. Though I don’t agree with him in placing Mahabharata war in 1000 BCE and Ramayana in 1100 BCE he has given us some points to ponder. He has concluded after studying Puranas and approaching it in a scientific way. We also hear stories like Parasurama of Ramayana teaching Karna of Mahabharata and Bhima of Mahabharata meeting Hanuman of Ramayana. Morton Smith’s research gives support to those stories.
The good thing that comes out of his book is that Max Muler Gangs’ theories are exploded. He gives us over 40 Yadhava kings from 1600 BCE. The earliest Ikshvaku King ruled in 1860 BCE overlapping Indus Valley civilisation.
Tamils must be happy to read that Agastya was living in 1260 BCE.
Rig Vedic names such as Dirgatamas , Divodasa, Trsadasyu, Sudas, Visvamitra and Vasistha also were assigned dates. If we believe Ravana -Pandya Peace agreement narrated by the greatest Brahmin Tamil Commentator Nacchinarkiniyar, if we belie his story of Tolkaappiar clashing with Agastya, if we believe his statement that Tolkappiar was Trna dumagni , then all these are placed in 1250 BCE.
But there are discrepancies. He gives Ravana 100 to 200 years earlier than Rama. He himself has shown four Dasarathas, 6 Janamejayas many Vasisthas, Many Viswamitras, many Bharadwajas. But yet lot of information given by him may be the starting points for future research.
The most important things are the names of DASARATHA, PRTARDANA ETC. Hindus were lucky to get two inscriptions from Turkey and Egypt dated around 1500 BCE with the names of Dasaratha and Pratardana. Vedic Gods are in a peace agreement made in Turkey. The names are in the same order as reported in the Rig Veda. They are called Amarna letters and Bogazkoy Inscription. Full details are in my blogs and all encyclopaedias including Wikipedia; they were discovered after Max Muller’s death in 1921. Had he lived then he would have rewritten whatever he bluffed earlier.
One big defect in his research is that he has believed what the Puranas said. Pargitter also did the same. But if Hindu scholars sit together they can find which Dasaratha they mentioned, which Vasistha they referred to. If Dasaratha’s name could reach Egypt and Turkey in 1500 BCE , our Dsaratha must have lived long before that. Turkey Dasaratha, Turkey Pratardana were later than our Puranic personalities. Mitanni civilization is about Hindus in Turkey and Egypt and so foreign scholars did not bother about them. Thank God, they have faithfully reported what they discovered in Egypt and Turkey. I have already written about Kikkulis Horse Training Manual with Sanskrit instructions (dated 1380 BCE) discovered in Turkey.
Here below is what Morton smith has said about some Puranic characters; I have added Solar Dynasty list from Wikipedia. In the Wikipedia list, I have inserted dates given by Morton Smith. Before Alexanders invasion, solar dynasty ruled with over 140 kings. Even if we give 25 years to each king, accepted by historians around the world, It will take our history 5000 to 6000 years back. Let us do methodical research without jumping to conclusions. One thing is very clear; the geographical material we get covers the whole of India. The first Manu after Floods is called a Dravida. The first Matsyavatara occurred in South India. Tiru Gnana Sambandar also sang about it in Seerkazi when he explained the 12 names of Seerkazi town. Madurai Bharadwaja Gotra Brahmin Nacchinarkiniyar was a Tamil fanatic and he placed even Vedic shaka after Tamil. But Kanchi Paramcharya (1894-1994) has pointed out where that Brahmin commentator went wrong. But his stories about Ravana ,Pandya, Tolkappiar and Agastya are interesting
Here are some selected names from Morton Smith’s book: All dates are BCE dates,
ABHIMANYU-992 BCE
AKRURA -1110
AMBA -1110
AMBARISHA MANDHATA 1460
ANIRUDHDHA- 935
ARISTANEMI-1310
ARJUNA KARTAVIRYA-1375
ARJUNA PANDAVA- 975
ASOKA 421-385
ATITHIGHU -1440
AAYU PURURUVASYA- 1840
BALARAMA -1110
BALI VAIROCANA- 1250
BAGIRATHA – 1200
BHARADWAJA BARHAPASTYA – 1295 (B for Bharadwaja)
B DIVODAASA-1330
B- AJAAMIDHA- 1350
B -VIDATHIN 640
BHARATA DAASARATHI -1060
BHAASAA PARTHASRAVASI-1080
BHIMASENA PANDAVA-975
BHISMA-1055
BRHADASVA AIKSVAKA- 1660
DAMAYANTI NALA 1370
DASARATHA LOMAPADA 1090
DHRUVA VAISVAMITRA 1270
DIRGHTAMAS – 1295
DRAUPADI-980
DRONA BHARADVAJA 1030
DURYODHANA 980
GAADHI KAUSIKA- 1340
GALAVA VAISVAMITRA 1285
HALA 63 CE period
IKSVAKU MAANAVA-1840- oldest king
JAMADAGNI AARCIKA 1344
J –SUNASHEPA – 1260
JANAKA VIDEHA 810
JANAKA MITHILA- 1500
KAKSHIVANT- 1215
KANCANAVARMAN- 1520
KAVI -1490
KRSNA ARJUNI YADAVA 1310
KRSNA SYAMA- 1115
KRSNA VASUDEVA- 980
LOPAMUDRA AGASTYA- 1240 (Tamil Saint)
MADHUCHANDAS VAISVAMITRA-1260
MANU AIKSVAA 1200
MATIVAJA MITANNI 1400 (Hindu King who ruled Turkey)
MRDATHITHI KANVA-131
NAHUSA AAYAVA 1820
NANDIVARDHANA VAIDEHA-
Pandya eponym -1160
RAMA DASARATHI 1060
RAMA JAMADAGNYA 1327-1280 (note the difference between Rama and Parasurama)
RAVANA ANARANYA – 1400
RAVANA TRNABINDHU 1250
PANINI 420
PARIKSHIT KAURAVA 1260
PARIKSHIT ABIMANYAVA- 950
PRATARDANA OF KASI 131O
PURU YAYATEYA 1780
PURURUVA AILA 1860
SARASVATI ANTINARA 1540
SARMISHTA VAARSAPARVANI 1800 BCE
SATYABHAMA KRSNA-1080
SIBI AUSINARA 1345 (Purananuru Choza ancestor)
SINDHUDWIPA AMBARISHA 1410 (Indus Valley King)
SISU NAGA 437
SITA RAMA 1060 (Lord Rama’s wife)
SUDAS PAIJAVANA 1090
S. HAMSAMUKSHA 1330
TRNABINDU SAKA 1320 BCE
RAVANA TRNABINDU 1250
TRSADASYU AIKVAKAVA 1450
TRISANKA SATYAVRATA 1325
UCATHYA ANGIRASA 1290
UDDALAKA ARUNI 855 (Upanishad Period)
USANAS BHARGAVA 1820
USINARA ANAVA -1365
VALMIKI 400 (Author of Ramayana)
VASISTHA IKSHVAKU 1840 (V for Vasstha)
V -TRISANKU 1335
V -APAVA 1315
V -MAITRAVARUNI 1320
V- MITRAVARUNA 1345
VASUDEVA KRSNA 1010
VISVAMITRA GATHINA 1340
VYASA KRSNA 1050 (Author of Mahabharata)
YADU YAYATEYA 1660
YAJNAVALKYA 810 (Upanishad Period)
YAYATI NAHUSA-1800 BCE
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Suryavanshi Kings before Rama (Wikipedia List)- Dates are mine, not wikipedia’s)
1. Vaivasvata Manu or Satyavrata or Nabhi
2. Ikshvaku 1840 BCE
3. Kukshi[21] or Vikukshi[a] or Śaśāda
4. Bāna or Shakuni 1820 BCE
5. Kakutstha or Puranjaya (Purañjaya) or Anaranya I; 1800
6. Anena 1780 BCE (Anenā)
7. Prithu (Pṛthu) 1760 BCE
8. Vishtarashva (Viṣṭarāśva), Visvarandhi, or Viśvagandhi
9. Chandra (Cāndra-yuvanāśva)
10.Yuvanashva I (Yuvanāśva) 1700 BCE
11.Shravasta (Śrāvasta)
12.Brihadashva (Bṛhadaśva)1660 BCE
13.Dhundumārashva (Dhundhumārashva) or Kuvalayashva (Kuvalayāśva)
14.Dhreedhashva (Dṛḍhāśva) or Kapilashva (Kapilāśva) or Bhadrashva (Bhadrāśva)
15.Pramoda
16.Haryashva I
17.Nikumbha 1580 BCE
18.Baharnashva (Barhaṇāśva)
19.Giritashva
20.Amitashva (Amitāśva)
21.Krishashva (Kṛśāśva) or Akrutashva
22.Prasenajit I
23.Yuvanashva II
24.Mandhata 1460 BCE 0r 1490 BCE (Choza’s Ancestor)
25.Purukutsa I (or Vasuda) and Muchukunda 1470
26.Ambarisha (4 ambarishas are there)
27.Trasadasyu 1450 BCE
28.Sambhruta
29.Anaranya II
30.Preeshadashva
31.Haryashva II
32.Hastya
33.Sumana
34.Tridhanva 1335
35.Trayyaruni 1320
36.Trishanku or Satyavrata II
38.Rohitashva 1250 BCE
39.Harita
40.Chanchu
41.Chakshu or Sudeva
42.Vijaya 1380
43.Ruruka or Brahuka
44.Pratapendra
45.Bruka
46.Sushandhi
47.Bahuka
48.Vrika or Bharata II 1340 BCE
49.Bahu or Asita
50.Sagara 1280 BCE
51.Amshuman
52.Dilipa I
53.Bhagiratha 1200 BCE
54.Suhotra
55.Shruti
56.Kukutsa II
57.Raghu I 1220
58.Nabhaga
59.Ambarisha II
60.Shindhudvipa 1410 BCE
61.Ayutayu
62.Pratayu
63.Rituparna
64.Sarvakama I
65.Sudasa
66.Kalmashapada
67.Asmaka (Aśmaka)
68.Mulaka or Sarvakama II
69.Dasharatha I
70.Ilibil or Ananaranya III
71.Vishvamashaha
72.Nidhna
73.Animitra (Anamitra)
74.Duliduh or Mūlaka
75.Dilipa II or Dirghabhahu or Khaṭvāṅga
76.Raghu II 1120
77.Aja
78.Dasharatha II
79.Bharata III
80.Lord Rama 1060 BCE
Suryavanshi Kings after Rama
2. Atithi
3. Nishadha
4. Nala II
5. Nabhas
6. Paundrika
7. Kshemadhanva
8. Devanika
9. Ahinagu
10.Ruru
11.Pariyatra
12.Sala
13.Dala
14.Bala
15.Uktha
16.Sahasrasva
17.Para II
18.Chandravaloka
19.Rudraksh
20.Chandragiri
21.Banuchandra
22.Srutayu
23.Uluka
24.Unnabha
25.Vajranabha
26.Sankhana
27.Vyusitasva
28.Visvasaha
29.Hiranyanabha Kausalya
30.Para III
31.Brahmistha
32.Putra
33.Pusya
34.Arthasidhi
35.Dhruvasandhi
36.Sudarsana
37.Agnivarna
38.Sighraga
39.Maru
40.Parsusruta
41.Susandhi
42.Amarsana
43.Mahasvana
44.Sahasvana
45.Visrutvana
46.Visvabhava
47.Visvasahva
48.Nagnajit
49.Brihadba
—subham—
Tags- Morton Smith, Dates, Hindu Kings, Rama, Krishna, Mitanni, Dasaratha letters, Bogazkoy inscrption, Vedic Gods
