Vrishni

Vrishnis
Vrishnis
5th century BCE–4th century CE
	Silver coin of a "King Vrishni" (of the Audumbaras according to Cunningham).; Obv Pillar with half-lion and half-elephant, surmounted by a Triratna symbol and surrounded by Buddhist railing. Brahmi legend Vṛishṇi Raja jnâgaṇyasya blubharasya; Rev Large Dharmachakra symbol. Kharosthi legend Vrishni Raja jnâganyasya blubharasya.
	South Asia; 150 BCE SATAVAHANAS MAHAMEGHA-; VAHANAS SAMATATAS AUDUMBARAS YAUDHEYAS PAURAVAS VRISHNIS KUNINDAS INDO-; GREEKS GRECO-; BACTRIANS MITRAS ARJUNAYANAS MALAVAS SHUNGAS PANDYAS CHOLAS CHERAS LOULAN HAN DYNASTY ◁ ▷ Location on the Vrishnis and contemporary South Asian polities circa 150 CE.
	Location of the Vrishni among other groups: the Audumbaras, the Kunindas, the Vemakas, the Yaudheyas, the Pauravas and the Arjunayanas.
Capital	Prakritanak Nagar
Government	Republic
History
• Established	5th century BCE
• Disestablished	4th century CE
	Succeeded by
Gupta Empire

The Vrishnis (Sanskrit: वृष्णि, IAST: vṛṣṇi) were an ancient Vedic Indian clan who were believed to be the descendants of Vrishni. It is believed that Vrishni was the son of Satvata, a descendant of Yadu, the son of Yayati. He had two wives, Gandhari and Madri, not to be confused with Gandhari and Madri from the Mahabharata. He has a son named Devamidhusha by his wife Madri. Vasudeva, the father of Krishna was the grandson of Devamidhusha. According to the Puranas, the Vrishnis were residents of Dvaraka.

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