18. The Later Mauryas and the Decline of their Power, 
By Hemcouanpra Raycnaupnorl, M.A. 
Andhra and Kalinga. 
Unfortunately no Kautilya or Megasthenes has left any 
account of the later Mauryas. It is impossible to reconstruct 
a detailed history of Asoka’s successors from the scanty data 
furnished by one or two inscriptions and a few Brahmanical, 
Jain and Buddhist works. 
goka had many children. In Pillar Edict vii he pays 
attention to the distribution of alms made by all his child- 
n who live, some near him and others in the provinces, 
inscriptions, does not appear to have mounted the throne. 
Three other sons, namely, Kunala, Mahendra and Jalauka are 
mentioned in literature. It is, however, uncertain whether 
Mahendra was a son of Asoka or his brother. 
The Vayu Purana says that after Asoka’s death his son, 
Kunala, reigned for eight years. Kunala’s son and successor 
was Bandhupalita, and Bandhupalita’s dayada was Indrapalita. 
After Indrapalita came Devavarman, Satadhanus and Brihad- 
ratha. ee 
The Matsya Purana gives the following list of Asoka’s 
successors :—Dasaratha, Samprati, Satadhanvan and Brihad- 
ratha. 
The Vishnu Purana furnishes the followings names -— 
Suyasas, Dasgaratha, Sangata, Salisika, Somasarman, Sata- 
dhanvan and Brihadratha. = 
The Divyavadana (Cowell and Neil’s edition, p. 433) has 
the following names :— Sampadi, Vrihaspati, Vrishasena, 
Pushyadharman, and Pushyamitra. . 
