Andhraka
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Andhraka (आंध्रक) is an ancient tribe mentioned in Mahabharata and Puranas.
Origin
Variants
Andhrakas (आंध्रक)
History
- Andhrakas (124-122 BC) were a rulers of Magadha in the Shunga Dynasty (185-73 BC) with genealogy as under:
- Pusyamitra Shunga (185-149 BC), founded the dynasty after assassinating Brhadrata
- Agnimitra (149-141 BC), son and successor of Pusyamitra
- Vasujyeshtha (141-131 BC)
- Vasumitra (131-124 BC)
- Andhraka (124-122 BC)
- Pulindaka (122-119 BC)
- Ghosha
- Vajramitra
- Bhagabhadra, mentioned by the Puranas
- Devabhuti (83-73 BC), last Sunga king
In Mahabharata
Andhraka (आंध्रक) is mentioned in Mahabharata (II.31.11),(VIII.51.19)
Sabha Parva, Mahabharata/Book II Chapter 31 mentions the Kshatriyas who brought tributes on Rajasuya sacrifice of Yudhisthira. Andhraka (आंध्रक) is mentioned in Mahabharata (II.31.11).[1].....and Vasudeva the king of the Paundrakas, and the kings of Vanga and Kalinga; and Akarsha and Kuntala and the kings of the Malavas and the Andhrakas;....
Karna Parva/Mahabharata Book VIII Chapter 51 describes terrible massacre and warriors who were killed on seventeenth day of War. Andhraka (आंध्रक) is mentioned in Mahabharata (VIII.51.19).[2]....the Andhrakas , the Pulindas, the Kiratas of fierce prowess, the Mlecchas, the Mountaineers (Parvatiyas), and the races hailing from the sea-side, all endued with great wrath and great might, delighting in battle and armed with maces, these all-