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Manu's Vansh
(Agni Puraan, 7 (Ch 18))

Uttaanpaad's Vansh

Brahmaa had the son named Manu
Manu had 2 sons - Priyavrat and Uttaanpaad, and a daughter Devahooti (married to Kardam Rishi)
Priyavrat had 2 sons - Kukshi and Viraat
Uttaanpaad had 2 sons - Uttam from Suruchi and Dhruv from Suneeti
Dhruv had 2 sons - Shlisht and Bhavya from Shambhu
Shlisht had 5 sons - Ripu, Ripunjaya, Pushya, Vrikal, and Vriktejaa from Suchchhaayaa
Ripu had 2 sons - Chaakshush and Sarvtejaa from Brihatee
Chaakshush had the son - Manu from Pushkarinee (daughter of Veeran Prajaapati)
Manu had 10 sons from Nadvalaa - Ooru, Pooru, Shatadyumn, Tapaswee, Satyavaak, Kavi, Agnishtut,
      Atiraatra, Sudyumn, and Abhimanyu
Ooru had 6 sons from Aagneyee - Ang, Sumanaa, Swaati, Kratu, Angiraa and Gaya
Ang had one son - Vane from Suneethaa
Vane had the son - Prithu

Prithu had 2 sons - Antardhi (or Antardhaan) and Paalit
Antardhi had the son - Havirdhaan from Shikhandinee
Havirdhaan had 6 sons from Agni's daughter Dhishanaa - Praacheenbarhish, Shukra, Gaya, Krishn, Vrij, and Ajin.
Praacheenbarhish had 10 sons from Samudra's daughter Savarnaa - Prachetaa Gan
Prachetaa Gan had the son - Daksh from Maarishaa (daughter of Kandu Muni and Pramlochaa Apsaraa)
Daksh created this whole world.

He had 60 daughters and those 60 daughters created this world.
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Manu Vansh
(Agni Puraan, 9 (Ch 108))

It seems that the following happened in some other Kalp or Manvantar or Mahaa-Yug, because the previous Priyavrat's children do not match this Priyavrat's children

Priyavrat's Vansh
From Sat Yug to Tretaa Yug

Swaayambhuv Manu had 2 sons - Priyavrat and Uttaanpaad
Priyavrat had 10 sons - (1) Aagneedhra, (2) Agnibaahu, (3) Vapushmaan, (4) Dyutimaan, (5) Medhaa,
         (6) Medhaatithi, (7) Bhavya, (8) Savan, (9) Kshaya and (10) Jyotishmaan.
          He divided his kingdom in 7 Varsh and went to forest. Three sons sons did not get any independent
          kingdom.
Aagneedhra in turn had 9 sons - (1) Naabhi,  (2) Kimpurush, (3) Harivarsh, (4) Ilaavrit, (5) Ramyak,
          (6) Hiranyavaan, (7) Kuru, (8) Bhadraashwa, and (9) Ketumaal. From Kimpurush's to Ketumaal's
          kingdom are Divine type. Those kingdoms do not have any Time scale.
Naabhi had the son Rishabh Dev from Meru Devee
Rishabh Dev had the son Bharat - Bhaarat Varsh is on his name.
Bharat had the son Sumati
Sumati had the son Indradyumn
Indradyumn had the son Parameshthee
Parameshthee had the son Pratihaar
Pratihaar had the son Pratihartaa
Pratihartaa had the son Bhava
Bhava had the son Udgeeth

Udgeeth had the son Prastaar
Prastaar had the son Vibhu
Vibhu had the son Prithu
Prithu had the son Nakt
Nakt had the son Gaya
Gaya had the son Nar
Nar had the son Viraat
Viraat's son was Mahaaveerya

Mahaaveerya's son was Dheemaan
Dheemaan's son was Mahaant
Mahaant's son was Manasyu
Manasyu's son was Twashtaa
Twashta''s son was Viraj
Viraj's son was Raj
Raj's son was Shatajit
Shatajit had 100 sons - Vishwajyoti was the main and he increased the population of Bhaarat Varsh

(Agni Puraan, 12 (Ch 119))
Priyavrat had 10 sons
--Aagneedhra's 9 sons - (1) Naabhi, (2) Kimpurush, (3) Harivarsh, (4) Ilaavrit, (5) Ramyak, (6) Hiranyavaan, (7) Kuru, (8) Bhadraashwa, and (9) Ketumaal.
--Medhaatithi's 7 sons - (1) Shaantbhaya, (2) Shishir, (3) Sukhodaya, (4) Aanand, (5) Shiv, (6) Kshem and (7) Dhruv.
--Vapushmaan's 7 sons - (1) Shwet, (2) Harit, (3) Jeemoot, (4) Lohit, (5) Vaidyut, (6) Maanas, and (7) Suprabh
--Jyotishmaan's 7 sons - (1) Udbhid, (2) Dhenumaan, (3) Dwairath, (4) Lamban, (5) Dhairya, (6) Kapil and (7) Prabhaakar.
--Dyutimaan's 7 sons - (1) Kushal, (2) Manonug, (3) Ushna, (4) Pradhaan, (5) Andhkaarak, (6) Muni, and (7) Dundubhee
--Bhavya's 7 sons - (1) Jalad, (2) Kumaar, (3) Sukumaar, (4) Maneevak, (5) Kushottar, (6) Modaakee, and (7) Drum
--Savan's 2 sons - Mahaaveet and Dhaataki

 

 

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