Surasena

Surasena adalah Raja Wangsa Yadawa di Mathura"During the Mahabharata age the region around Mathura was ruled by the Surasena dynasty." The Quarterly Review of Historical Studies, By Institute of Historical Studies (Calcutta, India),Published by Institute of Historical, Studies., 1983, Item notes: v.22, Original from the University of Michigan, Digitized 29 Aug 2008"Surasena was a Yadava. One of his descendants could, therefore, call himself a Yadava or a Surasena as he liked..."  Chauhān Dynasties: A Study of Chauhān Political History, Chauhān Political Institutions, and Life in the Chauhān Dominions, from 800 to 1316 A.D., By Dasharatha Sharma, pp 103, Published by Motilal Banarsidass, 1975Tales From the Mahabharat, pp31, By B.K. Chaturvedi, Published by Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd. ISBN 81-288-1228-9, 9788128812286 dan namanya dipakai sebagai nama kerajaan dan suku, antara lain Kerajaan Surasena dan percabangan suku Yadawa, yaitu Surasena atau Shoorsaini.The Ancient Geography of India, pp 374, By Alexander Cunningham, Published by Trübner and co., 1871, Item notes: v.1, Original from the University of Michigan"The Surasenas were Jadavas, or Jadovansis, to which race belonged both Krishna and his antagonist Kansa, the king of Mathura." Report of a Tour in Eastern Rajputana in 1882-83,By Alexander Cunningham,Published by Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, 1885, Original from Oxford University"As Bhadanaka-desa was almost coterminous with Surasena janapada, we may designate the Apabhramsa of the area as Shoorsaini Apabhramsa..." Early Chauhān Dynasties: A Study of Chauhān Political History, Chauhān Political Institutions, and Life in the Chauhān Dominions, from 800 to 1316 A.D., By Dasharatha Sharma, pp 103, Published by Motilal Banarsidass, 1975 Menurut kitab Mahabharata (VII.144.6030-1), ia merupakan putra Dewamida, sedangkan menurut Purana, ayahnya bernama Dewamidhusa.Pargiter, F.E. (1972). Ancient Indian Historical Tradition, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, p.106n Ia sering disebut dalam Mahabharata dan Purana sebagai ayah Basudewa dan Pritha (IAST: Pŗtha; Kunti) dan merupakan kakek bagi Kresna dan para Pandawa.Ghazni to Jaiselmer (Pre-medieval History of the Bhatis), p.42, Hari Singh Bhati, Publisher: Hari Singh Bhati, 1998, Printers: Sankhala Printers, Bikaner

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