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By the conclusion of the Kurukshetra War, most of the Yaduvamsha lineage is in peril. The sinking of
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ruled from Prayaga, and had a son Shashabindu who ruled in the country of Bahli. The son of Ila and
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sees the destruction of the entire Yaduvamsha lineage, with the exception of
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Splitting the difference: gender and myth in ancient Greece and India
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Index

Somavanshi
Somavamshi dynasty
Mathura
Hastinapura
Sanskrit
Hinduism
Monarch
IAST
Kshatriyas
varna
Soma
Chandra
Shatapatha Brahmana
Pururavas
Budha
Ila
Manu
Yayati
Yadu
Turvasu
Druhyu
Anu
Puru
Vedas
Ila
Budha
Pururavas

Kuru Kingdom
Mahabharata

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