Amavasu dynasty

The Amavasu dynasty (Sanskrit: अमावसुवंश, romanized: Amāvasuvaṃśa) refers to a cadet branch of the Lunar dynasty (Chandravamsha) featured in Hindu literature.

[1] Amavasu was the youngest son of Pururavas and Urvashi.

He was also called Vijaya.His son was Kanyakubja, regarded to be the founder of Kannauj.

His descendants are also believed to have founded Gaya (Bihar).

[2] Some of the most notable descendants of Amavasu include Sage Vishvamitra and Vasu.