Kuru
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Kuru refers to an ancient Indo-Aryan tribe and kingdom of northern India, prominently featured in the Mahabharata as the ancestral lineage of the Kauravas and Pandavas.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mahabharata kingdom
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ancient Indo-Aryan tribe ⓘ ancient kingdom ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Gandhara (in epic tradition)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Madra (in epic tradition) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ancestralLineageOf |
Kauravas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pandavas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCity |
Indraprastha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kurukshetra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Hastinapura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralEvent | Kurukshetra War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence | formation of orthodox Vedic ritualism ⓘ |
| dynastyName | Kuru dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Indo-Aryan people ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring |
early Iron Age India
ⓘ
late Rigvedic period ⓘ |
| geographicalExtent |
parts of Delhi region
ⓘ
parts of western Uttar Pradesh ⓘ regions around modern Haryana ⓘ |
| hasEponymousAncestor | King Kuru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
central role in Mahabharata war
ⓘ
codification of Vedic rituals ⓘ |
| language | Vedic Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northern India ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Mahabharata
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Puranas NERFINISHED ⓘ Rigveda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalStatus | ancestral kingdom of the Bharata lineage ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Bhishma (regent)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dhritarashtra NERFINISHED ⓘ Pandu NERFINISHED ⓘ Shantanu NERFINISHED ⓘ Yudhishthira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Vedic civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | monarchy ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | Panchala kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Kuru-kshetra region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Ganga-Yamuna Doab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Vedic religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rivalOf | Panchala (in epic tradition) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| royalHouse | House of Kuru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceType |
Vedic texts
ⓘ
epic literature ⓘ later Puranic tradition ⓘ |
| successorStateOf | early Bharata tribes ⓘ |
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