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A map of India depicting various regions during the Mahabharata period. The two sides summon vast armies to their help and line up at Kurukshetra for a war. The kingdoms of Panchala, Dwaraka, Kasi, Kekaya, Magadha, Matsya, Chedi, Pandyas, Telinga, the Yadus of Mathura, and some other clans like the Parama Kambojas were allied with the Pandavas.
Kalinga (Mahabharata) Kambojas; Kanchi kingdom; Karnata kingdom; Kasmira kingdom; Kekeya kingdom; Kerala kingdom in Indian mythology; Khasas (Mahabharata) Kikata; Kimpurusha kingdom; Kinnara kingdom; Kirata kingdom; Kishkindha; Konkana kingdom
The Kalingas have been mentioned as a major tribe in the legendary text Mahabharata. In the 3rd century BCE, the region came under Mauryan control as a result of the Kalinga War . It was subsequently ruled by several regional dynasties whose rulers bore the title Kalingādhipati ("Lord of Kalinga"); these dynasties included Mahameghavahana ...
Aryavarta was limited to northwest India and the western Ganges plain, while Greater Magadha in the east was habitated by non-Vedic Indo-Aryans, who gave rise to Jainism and Buddhism. [ 18 ] [ 19 ] Modern bronze sculpture of Chariot with Krishna and Arjuna during the Kurukshetra War.
Dravida is listed among the ancient Indian (Bharata Varsha) kingdoms: "In the south, are the Dravidas, the Keralas, the Mushikas, and the Vanavashikas; the Karanatakas, the Mahishakas, the Vikalpas, and also the Mushakas; the Jhillikas, the Kuntalas.
Location of Kasmira in the Epic Map of India. Kasmira is mentioned as a kingdom of ancient India (Bharata Varsha) along with the Sindhu, the Sauviras, the Gandharvas, the Darsakas, the Abhisaras, the Utulas, the Saivalas, the Valhikas, and the Darvis.
The Indian epic Mahabharata is the window to this era. During the time of Kurukshetra War , and the reign of Pandavas and Kauravas , we find mention of numerous kingdoms with the name, Kosala (as per the references in Mahabharata ).
Gandhara among the kingdoms of Epic Indian history. Gandhāra (Sanskrit: गन्धार) was an ancient Indian kingdom mentioned in the Indian epics Mahabharata and Ramayana. Gandhara prince Shakuni was the root of all the conspiracies of Duryodhana against the Pandavas, which finally resulted in the Kurukshetra War.