Ancient Indian History

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This is from some fora, can we verify ---

Vishwamitra and Vashistha were contemporary Rishis. I am assuming the same era here.

Vashistha's son Shakti.
Shakti's son Parasara.
Parasara's son Vyasa (with Satyavati before meeting Shantanu).

Vishwamitra's daughter Shakuntala
Dushyanta married Shakuntala, the daughter of sage Vishvamitra and the Apsara Menaka. Kalidasa wrote the epic Abhijit;nash;kuntala on the life of Dushyanta

After this, the order of the offspring is as follows:
- Bharata, son of Dushyanta and Shakuntala. India was named "Bharata"
after him.
- Bhumanyu
- Vrihatkshatra
- Suhotra
- Hasti
- Ajmeedh
- Riksha
- Sanwaran
- Kuru, founder of the city of Kurukshetra.

After Kuru the order of succeeding kings is not in Vishnu Purana,
Bramha Purana, Bhagwata and Mahabharata. They include

1. Abhishyantu
2. Parikshit
3. Janmejaya
4. Surath
5. Vidurath
6. Riksh II
7. Bhimsen
8. Prateep
9. Shantanu married firstly Ganga and secondly Satyavati. According the condition of marriage of Satyavati, her son Vichitravirya became the next king.

Now Vyasa's engaged in niyog with late Vichitravirya's wives to give Kuru vamsa offspring.

Whereas from Vashistha to Vyasa there are only 4 generations.
Vishwamitra to Vichitravirya is 19 generations.