Haihaya
Haihaya
Haihaya is a name used for more than one king and line in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.
People
- Haihaya (son of Sahasrāda): the son of Sahasrāda and grandson of Yadu, the king from whom the Haihaya line descends. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 13
- Haihayas: the line of kshatriyas descended from Haihaya, with Kṛtavīrya and Kārtavīryārjuna as their kings; the line and its city Māhishmatī are also told in Haihaya Vaṃśa. Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapters 16, 103; Uttara Parva, Chapters 52, 58, 83, 105–106; Brahma Purāṇa, Chapters 8, 11, 13, 213