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Chronology of Chandra Kings of Aparantaka empire.
1. Nemachandra
, Phanichandra & Bhimachandra. ( Their reign ended just before rise of Pushyamitra Shunga).
2. Harichandra, a contemporary of Rahul Bhadra of Nalanda.
3. Akśachandra
4. Jayachandra
5. Śālachandra or
Sadvāhana (He was a junior contemporary
of Nāgārjuna II, Aryadeva and
Nāgāhvaya or Tathāgatabhadra.)
6. King Chandra( Xandrames, he ruled for 35 years.)
7. Chandragupta( Mātṛcheṭa or Aśvaghoṣa II was still
alive during his reign. )
(Vamana's Kavyālaṅkāra-Sūtravṛtti clearly mentions that Chandraprakāśa(Dharmachandra) was the son of Chandragupta
and his minister was Vasubandhu. )
8. Dharmachandra
/Chandraprakāśa(Vasubandhu, a Buddhist scholar,
was his minister.
Acc to Taranatha, Dharmachandra and
Khuni-ma-mpta (?), the king
of Multan and Lahore entered
into a peace treaty after a war
but the treaty was broken due
to misunderstanding....
Khuni-
ma-mpta invaded Magadha and
heavily damaged many Buddhist
Vihāras including Nālanda.)
9. Karmachandra ( nephew of Dharmachandra)
10. Vrikśachandra(He was the son of Karmachandra and a weak ruler. Acc to
Taranatha, Orissa King named
Jaleruha conquered most of the
east
Later Chandra kings who ruled small area in the east during Adi Shankara, Kumarila Bhatta and Dharmakirti's time.

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