chandravanshi

chandravansh ek pramukh praacheen bhaarateeya kshatriykul.

aanushrutik saahitya se gyaat hota hai. ki aaryon ke pratham shaasak (raaja) vaivasvat manu hue. unke nau putron se sooryavanshi kshatriyon ka praarambh hua. manu ki ek kanya bhi thi - ila. usaka vivaah budh se hua jo chandrama ka putr tha. unase pururavas‌ ki utpatti hui, jo ail kahalaaya aur chandravanshiyon ka pratham shaasak hua. usaki rajdhani pratishthaan thi, jahaaain aaj prayaag ke nikat jhooainsi basi hai. pururava ke chh: putron mein aayu aur amaavasu atyant prasiddh hue. aayu pratishthaan ka shaasak hua aur amaavasu ne kaanyakubj mein ek nae raajavansh ki sthaapana ki. kaanyakubj ke raajaaon mein jahvu prasiddh hue jinke naam par ganga ka naam jaahnavi pada. aage chalakar vishvarath athva vishvaamitr bhi prasiddh hue, jo paurohitya pratiyogita mein kosal ke purohit vasishth ke sangharsh mein aae. aayu ke baad usaka jetha putr nahush pratishthaan ka shaasak hua. uske chhote bhaai kshatravruddh ne kaashi mein ek raajya ki sthaapana ki. nahush ke chhah putron mein yati aur yayaati sarvamukhya hue. yati sannyaasi ho gaya aur yayaati ko raajagaddi mili. yayaati shaktishaali aur vijeta samraat hua tatha anek aanushrutik kathaaon ka naayak bhi. uske paaainch putr hue - yadu, turvasu, druhyu, anu aur puru. in paaainchon ne apne apne vansh chalaae aur unke vanshajon ne door door tak vijay keen. aage chalakar ye hi vansh Yadav, turvasu, druhyu, aanav aur paurav kahalaae. rigved mein inheen ko panchakrushtaya: kaha gaya hai. yaadavon ki ek shaakha haihaya naam se prasiddh hui aur dakshinaapath mein narmada ke kinaare ja basi. maahishmati haihayon ki rajdhani thi aur kaartaveerya arjun unka sarvashaktimaan‌ aur vijeta raaja hua. turvasuke vanshajon ne pehle to dakshin poorv ke pradeshon ko adheenasth kiya, parantu baad mein ve pashchimottar chale gaye. druhyuon ne sindh ke kinaaron par kabja kar liya aur unke raaja gaandhaar ke naam par pradesh ka naam gaandhaar pada. aanavon ki ek shaakha poorvi Punjab aur doosari poorvi Bihar mein basi. Punjab ke aanav kul mein usheenar aur shivi naamak prasiddh raaja hue. pauravon ne madhyadesh mein anek raajya sthaapit kiye aur ganga-yamuna-doaab par shaasan karanevaala dushyant naamak raaja unamein mukhya hua. shakuntala se use bharat naamak medhaavi putr utpann hua. usane digvijya dvaara ek vishaal saamraajya ki sthaapana ki aur sambhavat: desh ko bhaaratavarsh naam diya.

chandravanshiyon ki mool rajdhani pratishthaan mein, yayaati ne apne chhote ladke puru ko uske vyavahaar se prasann hokar - kaha jaata hai ki usane apne pita ki aajnyaa se uske sukhopabhog ke liye apni yuvaavastha de di aur usaka budhaapa le liya - raajya de diya. fir ayodhya ke aikshvaakuon ke dabaav ke kaaran pratishthaan ke chandravanshiyon ne apna raajya kho diya. parantu raamachandr ke yug ke baad pun: unke utkarsh ki baari I aur ek baar fir yaadavon aur pauravon ne apne puraane gaurav ke anuroop aage badhna shuroo kar diya. Mathura se dvaaraka tak yadukul fail gaye aur andhak, vrushni, kukur aur bhoj unamein mukhya hue. Krishna unke sarvapramukh pratinidhi the. baraar aur uske dakshin mein bhi unki shaakhaaeain fail gayi. paanchaal mein pauravon ka raaja sudaas atyant prasiddh hua. usaki badhti hui shakti se sashank hokar pashchimottar Bhaarat ke das raajaaon ne ek sangh banaaya aur parushni (raavi) ke kinaare unka sudaas se yuddh hua, jise daasharaajnya yuddh kehte hain aur jo rigved ki pramukh kathaaon mein ek ka vishay hai. kintu vijay sudaas ki hi hui. thode hi dinon baad paurav vansh ke hi raaja sanvaran aur uske putr kuru ka yug aaya. kuru ke hi naam se kuru vansh prasiddh hua, us ke vanshaj kaurav kahalaae aur aage chalakar Delhi ke paas indraprasth aur hastinaapur unke do prasiddh nagar hue. kauravon aur paandavon ka vikhyaat mahaabhaarat yuddh bhaarateeya itihaas ki vinaashakaari ghatna siddh hua. saare bhaaratavarsh ke raajaaon ne usamein bhaag liya. paandavon ki vijay to hui, parantu vah ni:saar vijay thi. us yuddh ka samay praaya: 1400 E.poo. maana jaata hai. uske baad anek sooryavanshi athva chandravanshi raajavansh shaasan to karte rahe par na to unka poorn aur byorevaar itihaas hi milta hai aur na ve bahut shaktishaali hi the. E.poo. chhathi sadi mein magadh saamraajya ke vikaas tak raajaneetik itihaas ka ek prakaar se andhakaar yug tha aur dheere-dheere praacheen raajavanshon ke aanushrutik yug ka ant ho gaya.