He and his descendants whose names do not occur in the Puranas seem to have ruled over a large territory comprising Gujarat, Konkan and Western Maharashtra.
Reasons: So this concludes that Ishwarsena's predecessor was his elder brother Sakasena, and he ascended the throne after his death.
[3][6] However, historian Ashvini Agrawal thinks he was a general in the service of Rudrasimha I who deposed his master in 188 A.D and ascended the throne.
Ashvini Agrawal further says that Rudrasimha I soon deposed him and regained the throne in 190 A.D.[7] Ishwarsena is the only confirmed ruler of his dynasty.
One such dynasty founded by Ishwarsena is known from an inscription in cave XVII at Ajanta which mentions Ashmaka in verse 10.