उपनिषद काल के राजा अश्वपति शासक थे-

उपनिषदों में वर्णित राजाओं में विदेह के राजा जनक, पांचाल के राजा प्रवाहणजाबालि, केकय के राजा अश्वपति और काशी के राजा अजातशत्रु प्रमुख थे।

The Upanishads state that some Kshatriya kings who were great scholars and philosophers also imparted knowledge to Brahmins. Some of them were- King Janak of Videha, King Pravahanjabali of Panchal, King Asvapati of Kekaya and King Ajatshatru of Kashi. Asvapati was a Kshatriya king. He was well known as a learned teacher of the age. The Kekaya kingdom was situated on the bank of river Beas, east of Gandhara kingdom. King Asvapati ruled Kekaya when Janak was the king of Videha.