Brihadratha (;
IAST: Bṛhadratha), also known as
Maharatha, was the founder of the
Barhadratha dynasty, the earliest ruling dynasty of
Magadha. According to the
Mahabharata and the
Puranas, he was the eldest of the five sons of Vasu, the
Kuru king of
Chedi and his queen Girika. The name of Brihadratha is also found in the
Rigveda (I.36.18, X.49.6).