The Pradyota dynasty is an ancient Indian dynasty that rules over Avanti in the present-day Madhya Pradesh state, though most of the Puranas (except a manuscript of the Brahmanda Purana, preserved in the University of Dhaka) say that this dynasty succeeded the Barhadratha dynasty in Magadha.

According to the Vayu Purana, Pradyotas rule Magadha for 138 years from 799-684 BCE.

Palaka, the son of the Avanti king Pradyota, conquers Kaushambi, making the kingdom powerful.

According to both Buddhist texts and Jain texts, one of the Pradyotas’ tradition was that the king's son would kill his father to become the successor.

During this time, it is reported that there was high crime in Magadha.

The people rise up and elect Shishunaga to become the new king, who destroys the power of the Pradyotas and creates the Shishunaga dynasty.