the Talajanghas According to the Puranas, Haihaya was the grandson of Sahasrajit, son of Yadu. Kautilya in his ' mentioned about the Haihayas. In the Puranas, Arjuna Kartavirya conquered Mahishmati from Karkotaka Naga and made it his capital.

Later, the Haihayas were also known by the name of the most dominant clan amongst them -- the Vitihotras. According to the Puranas, Vitihotra was the great-grandson of Arjuna