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have revealed a more complex (albeit not yet fully urbanized) three-tiered hierarchy for the period of the period from 1000 to 600 BCE, suggesting a complex chiefdom or emerging early state, contrasting with the two-tiered settlement pattern (with some "modest central places", suggesting the
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are sisters is not shown in the family tree. The birth of
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region, the Kurus formed the first political centre of the Vedic period and were dominant roughly from 1200 to 800 BCE. The first Kuru capital was at ÄsandÄ«vat, identified with modern
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The flooding of
Hastinapura and the transfer of the capital to Kaushambi is only mentioned in semi-legendary accounts dating to the post-Vedic era, e.g.,
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According to
Buddhist sources, by the late and post-Vedic periods, Kuru had become a minor state ruled by a chieftain called Koravya and belonging to the
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The Kuru kingdom decisively changed the religious heritage of the early Vedic period, arranging their ritual hymns into collections called the
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rituals) to uphold social order and strengthen the class hierarchy. High-ranking nobles could perform very elaborate sacrifices, and many
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in the 5th century BCE. However, traditions and legends about the Kurus continued into the post-Vedic period, providing the basis for the
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was the nephew of the late Kuru king). According to post-Vedic
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ascetics; however, this Vedic mention does not provide corroboration for the accuracy of the
Mahabharata's account of his reign.
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The Kuru state was itself divided into the Kuru-jaį¹
gala ("Kuru forest"), the Kuru territory proper, and the Kuru-kį¹£etra ("Kuru
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This shows the line of royal and family succession, not necessarily the parentage. See the notes below for detail.
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went through many layers of development and mostly belongs to the period between c. 400 BCE and 400 CE. Within the
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The Kuru kingdom transformed the Vedic religion into
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whose birth order is not described, and
Vichitravirya and Chitrangada who were born after them. The fact that
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was a king of the Kuru dynasty or kingdom, and was some generations removed from any ancestor called
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rituals, and they also appear as important figures in later legends and traditions (e.g., in the
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and his siblings were born at the same time, and they were of the same generation as their
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was a common council of the Jana members, and had the power to elect or dethrone the king.
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in the south. The area formerly occupied by the Kuru Kingdom covered the presently
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The Archaeology of Early Historic South Asia: The Emergence of Cities and States
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1250:1200ā900 BCE) as a descendant of the
1052:) in the rest of the Ganges Valley.
672:, SarasvatÄ«, and Dį¹į¹£advatÄ« or Rakį¹£Ä«.
318:
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284:
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7:
4581:"Political History of Uttar Pradesh"
747:. With their centre of power in the
648:Kuru-kį¹£etra was located between the
4125:Modern archaeology of the Vedic era
1104:synthesizing with local traditions
25:
1055:In the fourfold varna-system the
6580:
6579:
4397:Dalal, Roshen (1 January 2010).
779:The Kurus figure prominently in
743:tribes, in the aftermath of the
437:
423:
409:
384:
370:
34:
6815:Iron Age cultures of South Asia
6020:48 kos parikrama of Kurukshetra
4905:Janapada state in ancient India
4400:Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide
1063:aristocracy, who dominated the
684:Modern replica of utensils and
170:National Capital Region (India)
4857:"On Indian Historical Writing"
4816:, The Rosen Publishing Group,
4427:The Ganges In Myth And History
4146:Ochre Coloured Pottery culture
4098:Historicity of the Mahabharata
1043:Archaeological surveys of the
841:, commemorate Parikshit's son
596:in the west, and bordered the
247:ā¢ 12thā9th centuries BCE
235:ā¢ 12thā9th centuries BCE
27:Ancient Indo-aryan Vedic union
1:
4679:https://glosbe.com/en/sa/dark
1247:
759:. Later literature refers to
725:
531:
489:
326:
310:
291:
108:
101:
6855:Kingdoms of the Vedic period
6820:Locations in Hindu mythology
4850:, Cambridge University Press
4745:, Delhi: Longman, p. 18-21,
4651:The Coinage of Ancient India
4499:Raychaudhuri, H. C. (1972).
869:The later Kuru state in the
696:ritual from the Kuru period.
4692:Religion in Human Evolution
4490:(Routledge, 2008), pp.12ā13
967:ritual from the Kuru period
942:
926:
919:
913:
6886:
6810:Iron Age countries in Asia
4810:Pletcher, Kenneth (2010),
4764:, p. 17 footnote 115.
4016:
3946:were acknowledged sons of
3912:through her invocation of
1189:
1179:
1040:from the Rigvedic times.
507:, and some North parts of
6850:Kingdoms of the Puru clan
6632:
6577:
5797:
5129:
4846:Samuel, Geoffrey (2010),
4790:Hiltebeitel, Alf (2002),
4424:Steven G. Darian (2001).
4136:Painted Grey Ware culture
3916:, before her marriage to
3866:preceded his marriage to
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804:Painted Grey Ware culture
771:as the main Kuru cities.
562:Historical Vedic religion
554:Painted Grey Ware culture
472:tribal union in northern
349:
335:
281:
257:
229:
202:Historical Vedic religion
117:
100:
6840:Regions of Punjab, India
6835:Regions of Uttar Pradesh
6805:History of Uttar Pradesh
4875:Witzel, Michael (1995),
4855:Witzel, Michael (1990),
4831:Raychaudhuri, Hemchandra
4654:. Kusumanjali Prakashan.
4168:Regions of Uttar Pradesh
4061:Other Mahabharta related
996:Farming and craftmanship
763:(identified with modern
616:, and most of the upper
6564:Epic-Puranic chronology
4996:(c. 600 BCEāc. 300 BCE)
4648:ÅrÄ«rÄma Goyala (1994).
4611:Pearson Education India
4403:. Penguin Books India.
4298:B. Kƶlver, ed. (1997).
1227:, the historical kings
1106:, and together forming
1012:was first mentioned as
745:Battle of the Ten Kings
560:, and transforming the
6624:Historical regions of
5804:
4951:Coins of Kuru janapada
4902:Misra, Sudama (1973).
4839:University of Calcutta
4487:The City in South Asia
4055:Bharatas (Vedic tribe)
1079:labourers (now called
1069:commoners (now called
1020:, a text of this era.
992:
980:
975:Silver, Ā½ Karshapana,
968:
959:Modern performance of
879:Salva (or Salvi) tribe
874:
826:
783:after the time of the
705:
697:
584:and the border of the
321:ā¢ Disestablished
43:This article may need
5803:
4994:Great Indian Kingdoms
986:
974:
958:
868:
824:
703:
683:
600:in the north and the
509:Western Uttar Pradesh
295: 1200 BCE
180:Common languages
105: 1200 BCE
6870:Tribal confederacies
6830:Regions of Rajasthan
4813:The History of India
4514:"About the District"
4163:Regions of Rajasthan
3962:(not shown in tree).
1048:existence of simple
1045:Kurukshetra district
635:on the banks of the
592:and the frontier of
314: 700 BCE
59:improve this article
4890:(4), archived from
4152:Present day regions
4040:Uttara Kuru Kingdom
839:Shatapatha Brahmana
686:falcon shaped altar
588:in the east to the
543:Mahajanapada period
517:Indian subcontinent
513:state-level society
287:ā¢ Established
152:Saharanpur division
45:clearer distinction
6825:Regions of Haryana
6800:History of Haryana
5805:
5772:Traditional author
4741:Singh, U. (2009),
4714:Sharma, Ram Sharan
4689:Bellah, Robert N.
4638:, p. 133-134.
4158:Regions of Haryana
4141:Black and red ware
4131:Cemetery H culture
4050:List of Kuru kings
4019:List of Kuru kings
3862:. His marriage to
1201:Historical aspects
993:
981:
969:
875:
873:period, c. 600 BCE
827:
800:philological study
706:
698:
392:Puru (Vedic tribe)
53:Please review the
6782:
6781:
6591:
6590:
5729:
5728:
5086:
5085:
4912:on 17 August 2016
4751:978-81-317-1677-9
4729:978-81-208-0706-8
4636:Raychaudhuri 1953
4624:Raychaudhuri 1953
4518:kaushambhi.nic.in
4464:978-81-7646-358-4
4360:Raychaudhuri 1953
3884:were fathered by
3790:
3789:
3786:
3785:
833:(XX.127) praises
808:Painted Grey Ware
789:Ganga-Yamuna Doab
463:
462:
449:
448:
445:
444:
397:
396:
213:Elective monarchy
168:and some part of
87:
86:
79:
16:(Redirected from
6877:
6618:
6611:
6604:
6595:
6583:
6582:
5791:Ugrashrava Sauti
5756:
5749:
5742:
5733:
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4973:
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4655:
4645:
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4599:
4593:
4592:
4587:. Archived from
4577:
4571:
4565:
4559:
4558:
4556:
4554:
4540:
4534:
4533:
4531:
4529:
4510:
4504:
4497:
4491:
4484:James Heitzman,
4482:
4476:
4475:
4473:
4471:
4448:
4442:
4441:
4421:
4415:
4414:
4394:
4388:
4387:
4378:
4372:
4369:
4363:
4362:, p. 21-23.
4357:
4346:
4343:Hiltebeitel 2002
4340:
4331:
4325:
4308:
4307:
4295:
4289:
4283:
4252:
4246:
4237:
4231:
4220:
4214:
4195:
4184:
3894:tradition after
3841:
3828:
3815:
3805:
1311:
1310:
1303:Kuru family tree
1296:
1289:
1282:
1273:
1266:Kuru family tree
1249:
945:
929:
922:
916:
885:, in modern day
883:Panchala Kingdom
781:Vedic literature
734:
730:
727:
540:
536:
533:
498:
494:
491:
441:
440:
427:
426:
413:
412:
401:
400:
388:
387:
378:Bharatas (tribe)
374:
373:
367:
366:
351:
350:
331:
328:
315:
312:
296:
293:
156:Aligarh division
122:
113:
110:
106:
103:
91:
82:
75:
71:
68:
62:
49:fact and fiction
38:
37:
30:
21:
18:Kuru family tree
6885:
6884:
6880:
6879:
6878:
6876:
6875:
6874:
6845:Former kingdoms
6785:
6784:
6783:
6778:
6628:
6622:
6592:
6587:
6573:
6569:Sarasvati River
6537:
6099:
6083:Kurukshetra War
6066:
5993:
5978:List of tribes
5925:
5911:Mahaprasthanika
5806:
5795:
5773:
5767:
5760:
5730:
5725:
5269:Haihaya kingdom
5209:Dakshina Kosala
5125:
5117:
5087:
5082:
5058:Maccha (Matsya)
5008:Asmaka (Assaka)
4995:
4989:
4984:
4929:
4924:
4915:
4913:
4901:
4897:on 11 June 2007
4894:
4879:
4874:
4859:
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4845:
4829:
4824:
4809:
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4789:
4785:
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4756:
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4730:
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4711:
4707:
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4684:
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4664:
4663:
4659:
4647:
4646:
4642:
4634:
4630:
4622:
4618:
4601:
4600:
4596:
4591:on 12 May 2012.
4579:
4578:
4574:
4566:
4562:
4552:
4550:
4548:www.all-art.org
4542:
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4223:
4215:
4208:
4204:
4199:
4198:
4185:
4181:
4176:
4045:Kurukshetra War
4026:
4021:
4015:
3835:
3822:
3809:
3799:
1305:
1300:
1268:
1242:Samhita of the
1203:
1198:
1188:
1186:Kurukshetra War
1180:Main articles:
1178:
1152:
1116:
1089:
1059:priesthood and
1026:
1024:Varna-hierarchy
998:
963:, an elaborate
953:
863:
812:Bagpat district
777:
732:
728:
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677:
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6048:
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6018:
6014:
6011:
6009:
6006:
6005:
6003:
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6000:
5996:
5988:
5987:Mahajanapadas
5985:
5983:
5980:
5979:
5977:
5973:
5970:
5968:
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5960:
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5899:
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5884:
5882:
5879:
5877:
5874:
5872:
5869:
5867:
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5862:
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5855:
5854:Bhagavad Gita
5852:
5851:
5850:
5847:
5845:
5842:
5840:
5837:
5835:
5832:
5830:
5827:
5825:
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5817:
5815:
5809:
5802:
5792:
5789:
5787:
5784:
5782:
5779:
5778:
5776:
5774:and narrators
5770:
5766:
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5078:Vatsa (Vamsa)
5076:
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4988:
4987:Mahajanapadas
4981:
4976:
4974:
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4952:
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4825:
4823:9781615301225
4819:
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4803:9781136875977
4799:
4796:, Routledge,
4795:
4794:
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4787:
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4770:
4767:
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4672:
4667:
4661:
4658:
4653:
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4637:
4632:
4629:
4626:, p. 41.
4625:
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4595:
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4433:
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4410:9780143414216
4406:
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4250:
4245:
4243:
4239:
4236:, p. 63.
4235:
4234:Pletcher 2010
4230:
4228:
4226:
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4219:, p. 12.
4218:
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3900:
3897:
3896:Vichitravirya
3893:
3892:
3887:
3883:
3882:Dhritarashtra
3879:
3875:
3872:
3869:
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3861:
3857:
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2790:
2783:
2782:DhritarÄshtra
2777:
2774:
2766:
2764:
2763:
2722:
2714:
2712:
2697:
2694:
2664:
2662:
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2604:
2602:
2597:
2594:
2592:
2590:
2588:
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2584:
2573:
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2565:Vichitravirya
2559:
2548:
2537:
2529:
2526:
2520:
2500:
2498:
2494:
2492:
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2486:
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2177:
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2113:
2111:
2070:
2054:
2052:
1990:
1988:
1926:
1924:
1869:
1867:
1805:
1803:
1741:
1739:
1698:Bheemasena(1)
1684:
1682:
1620:
1618:
1556:
1554:
1499:
1497:
1435:
1433:
1371:
1369:
1328:
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948:
946:
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930:
928:
921:
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909:
907:
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902:Vatsa Kingdom
898:
896:
892:
891:KeÅin DÄlbhya
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