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- Kurukshetra_War abstract "The Kurukshetra War was, according to the Indian epic itihas Mahābhārata, a conflict that arose from a dynastic succession struggle between two groups of cousins of an Indo-Aryan kingdom called Kuru, the Kauravas and Pandavas, for the throne of Hastinapura. It involved a number of ancient kingdoms participating as allies of the rival groups.The location of the battle was Kurukshetra in the modern state of Haryana in India. The conflict is believed to form an essential component of an ancient work called Jaya and hence the epic Mahābhārata.Mahābhārat states that the war started on Kartheeka Bahula Amavasya (end of the Kartheeka and the start of the Margasira lunar month), moon on Jyesta star, on Tuesday early morning. Solar eclipse also happened on that day and this Muhurth was kept by SriKrishna himself. Bhagavatgeeta was told on that early morning before the war began. War lasted only eighteen days during which vast armies from all over the Indian (Bharatha) Subcontinent fought alongside the two rivals. Despite only referring to these eighteen days, the war narrative forms more than a quarter of the book, suggesting its relative importance within the epic, which overall spans decades of the warring families. Incidentally the parvas in Mahabharata are eighteen and the total number of army participated in the war are eighteen Akshauhinis.The narrative describes individual battles of various heroes of both sides, battle-field deaths of some of the prominent heroes, military formations employed on each day by both armies, war diplomacy, meetings and discussions among the heroes and commanders before commencement of war on each day and the weapons used. The chapters (parvas) dealing with the war (from chapter six to ten) are considered amongst the oldest in the entire Mahābhārat.The Kurukshetra War is believed to date variously from 6000 BCE to 500 BCE, based on the astronomical and literary information from Mahābhārata. The history of the Kurukshetra War is also traced to the Battle of the Ten Kings mentioned in Rigveda.".
- Kurukshetra_War causalties "Almost total,".
- Kurukshetra_War causalties "only 8 known survivors - the five Pandavas, Krishna, Satyaki, Yuyutsu. Normally 7 are recognized, with Yuyutsu excluded.".
- Kurukshetra_War combatant "Kauravas (Kuru tribe) with capital at Hastinapura and their allies".
- Kurukshetra_War combatant "Territory-less Pandavas of the Kurus with the support of the mighty Panchala tribe and others.".
- Kurukshetra_War commander Ashwatthama.
- Kurukshetra_War commander Bhishma.
- Kurukshetra_War commander Dhrishtadyumna.
- Kurukshetra_War commander Drona.
- Kurukshetra_War commander Duryodhana.
- Kurukshetra_War commander Karna.
- Kurukshetra_War commander Krishna.
- Kurukshetra_War commander Shakuni.
- Kurukshetra_War commander Shalya.
- Kurukshetra_War commander Shweta_(Mahabharata).
- Kurukshetra_War commander Yudhisthira.
- Kurukshetra_War place Haryana.
- Kurukshetra_War place India.
- Kurukshetra_War place Kurukshetra.
- Kurukshetra_War result "Dhritarashtra abdicated the throne of Hastinapura and Yudhisthira succeeded him.".
- Kurukshetra_War result "The center of power in the Gangetic basin shifted from the Kurus to the Panchalas.".
- Kurukshetra_War result "Various succession took place due to many kings and rulers' deaths in the war: Anga, Chedi, Gandhar, Kalinga, Kosala, Madra, Magadh, Matsya, Panchal, Sindhu, Virata.".
- Kurukshetra_War result "Victory for Pandavas and allies, fall of Kauravas.".
- Kurukshetra_War result "Yuyutsu was appointed as Yudhisthira's subordinate king in Indraprastha.".
- Kurukshetra_War strength "(1,530,900 soldiers)".
- Kurukshetra_War strength "(2,405,700 soldiers)".
- Kurukshetra_War strength "11 Akshauhinis".
- Kurukshetra_War strength "7 Akshauhinis".
- Kurukshetra_War territory Hastinapur.
- Kurukshetra_War territory Indraprastha.
- Kurukshetra_War thumbnail Map_of_Vedic_India.png?width=300.
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- Kurukshetra_War caption "The position of the Kuru kingdom in Iron Age Vedic India".
- Kurukshetra_War casualties "Almost total,".
- Kurukshetra_War casualties "only 4 known survivors - Ashwatthama, Sage Kripa, Kritavarma, Vrishakethu . Normally 3 are recognized, with Vrishakethu excluded.".
- Kurukshetra_War casualties "only 8 known survivors - the five Pandavas, Krishna, Satyaki, Yuyutsu. Normally 7 are recognized, with Yuyutsu excluded.".
- Kurukshetra_War combatant "Kauravas with capital at Hastinapura and their allies".
- Kurukshetra_War combatant "Territory-less Pandavas of the Kurus with the support of the mighty Panchala tribe and others.".
- Kurukshetra_War commander Ashwatthama.
- Kurukshetra_War commander Krishna.
- Kurukshetra_War commander Yudhisthira.
- Kurukshetra_War commander "Bhishma".
- Kurukshetra_War commander "Commanders-in-chief".
- Kurukshetra_War commander "Dhrishtadyumna".
- Kurukshetra_War commander "Drona".
- Kurukshetra_War commander "Duryodhana".
- Kurukshetra_War commander "Karna".
- Kurukshetra_War commander "Overlord".
- Kurukshetra_War commander "Shakuni".
- Kurukshetra_War commander "Shalya".
- Kurukshetra_War commander "Shweta".
- Kurukshetra_War commander "Strategists".
- Kurukshetra_War conflict "Kurukshetra War".
- Kurukshetra_War date "Various dates – fought for 18 days.".
- Kurukshetra_War hasPhotoCollection Kurukshetra_War.
- Kurukshetra_War place "Kurukshetra, modern-day Haryana, India".
- Kurukshetra_War result "Dhritarashtra abdicated the throne of Hastinapura and Yudhisthira succeeded him.".
- Kurukshetra_War result "The center of power in the Gangetic basin shifted from the Kurus to the Panchalas.".
- Kurukshetra_War result "Various succession took place due to many kings and rulers' deaths in the war: Anga, Chedi, Gandhar, Kalinga, Kosala, Madra, Magadh, Matsya, Panchal, Sindhu, Virata.".
- Kurukshetra_War result "Victory for Pandavas and allies, fall of Kauravas.".
- Kurukshetra_War result "Yuyutsu was appointed as Yudhisthira's subordinate king in Indraprastha.".
- Kurukshetra_War strength "11".
- Kurukshetra_War strength "7".
- Kurukshetra_War territory "Return of Panchal lands held by Drona to the original Panchala state.".
- Kurukshetra_War territory "Reunification of the Kuru states of Hastinapura and Indraprastha under the Pandavas.".
- Kurukshetra_War territory "Truce and status quo ante bellum in elsewhere.".
- Kurukshetra_War wordnet_type synset-war-noun-1.
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