HERE MAY BE FOUND A COMPLETE LIST OF THE KINGS OF KINGS OF THE SHISHUNAGA EMPIRE, FROM THE FOUNDATION OF THE CITY OF SARNATH, TO THE LAST KING OF KINGS, VASASHATTA II, OVER FIVE HUNDRED YEARS LATER.
| Ruler | Reign | Comments |
| Kirta | 2904 - 2889 BC | Became king of the city of Sarnath, then a small town, at the tail end of the High Khanta Collapse; began to forge trade networks that grew the city greatly and put it on the map. |
| Shuttarna I | 2889 - 2857 BC | Formed what would become the Shishunaga military, the first professional army in Syrixian history; began the rapid expansion of Sarnath's domains into the Shishunaga Empire, first by uniting the northern city-states into a confederation under Sarnath and then conquering the central region of the Khanta River Basin |
| Shaushtatar I, "the Great Ancestor" | 2857 - 2786 BC | Centralized the government and united most of the northern regions of the Home Islands under Shishunaga rule, with the exception of the port city of Balakot; greatly reinforced infrastructure and commerce across the region during his long reign |
| Vasashatta I | 2786 - 2764 BC | Reign generally uneventful; peaceful |
| Artashumara I | 2764 - 2761 BC | Sickly child king; mother Tushratta acted as regent until his death, after which she took power for herself |
| Tushratta | 2761 - 2737 BC | First female King of Kings, ruling in the style of a male ruler until her death, after which most traces of her were erased; constructed new canals, roads, and acqueducts |
| Shaushtatar II | 2737 - 2701 BC | Nephew of Tushratta; reign generally uneventful and peaceful besides the erasure of most traces of Tushratta's reign |
| Shuttarna II | 2701 - 2682 BC | Reign generally uneventful; peaceful |
| Shattivasa | 2682 - 2673 BC | Reign generally uneventful; peaceful |
| Parattarna | 2673 - 2643 BC | Sent an expedition south to chart the Patna River basin, opening relations with the people there though not conquering any new land |
| Artatama | 2643 - 2619 BC | Great Plague of Kuru afflicted the core of the empire near the end of his reign, prompting regional nobles on the empire's periphery to take greater control of their regions; Artatama was unable to subdue their influence before his death |
| Shuttarna II | 2619 - 2594 BC | Moved to subdue the insubordinate peripheral lords, prompting a rebellion in the northwest; defeated a coalition of said rebellious western lords at the famous Battle of Red Peaks, prompting the surrender of the other insubordinate lords |
| Shattuara | 2594 - 2576 BC | Reign generally uneventful and peaceful, though the empire began to experience a gradual economic decline |
| Kurtivasa | 2576 - 2559 BC | Reign generally uneventful; peaceful |
| Shaushtatar III | 2559 - 2532 BC | Generally considered the last great Shishunaga ruler; conquered Balakot, uniting the north; his sons competed for the throne after his death |
| Artashumara II | 2532 - 2527 BC | Elder son of Shaushtatar III; held the throne until his overthrow and murder by his brother |
| Shaushtatar IV | 2527 - 2526 BC | Younger son of Shaushtatar III; held the throne until his overthrow and murder by his brother |
| Idrimi | 2527 - 2526 BC | Second and last female Shishunaga King of Kings; widow of Artashumara II; held the throne until her overthrow by a council of regents ruling on behalf of her young son |
| Shuttarna III | 2526 - 2503 BC | Son of Artashumara II and Idrimi; a council of regents ruled on his behalf until 2518 BC; the empire continued to decline and splinter at a faster pace during his reign until he was assassinated |
| Vasashatta II | 2503 - 2498 BC | Last Shishunaga King of Kings; younger brother of Shuttarna III; attempted to revitalize the empire but failed; overthrown by Yudhishthira Udayana, lord of Hastinapura, causing the final splintering and collapse of the empire |