The Danava dynasty of Assam

Assam

Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...

 has been sourced only to Hindu literature and has no historical corroboration from other sources. This dynasty is important because the political account of Assam begin with it.

The Danava dynasty consisted of Kirata

Kirata

The Kirāta is a generic term in Sanskrit literature for people who lived in the mountains, particularly in the Himalayas and North-East India and who are postulated to have been Mongoloid in origin. It has been theorized that the word Kirata- or Kirati- means people with lion nature. It is derived...

 chiefs the last of which (Ghatakasura) was killed and replaced by another mythical king Narakasura

Narakasura

In Hindu beliefs, Narakasura or Naraka is the asura son of the earth goddess Bhudevi and Lord Vishnu in his Varaha Avatar . In other sources, he is the son of the asura Hiranyaksha. He is said to have established the kingdom of Pragjyotisha in Assam after overthrowing the last of the Danava king...

 of the Naraka dynasty

Naraka dynasty

The Naraka dynasty is a mythological dynasty of Assam that has been sourced to mentions in the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, the Kalika Purana, the Yogini Tantra and local lore. There are no indications when they might have ruled, but they are probably true rulers whose accounts have been greatly...

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• Mahiranga
• Hatakasura
• Sambarasura
• Ratnasura
• Ghatakasura