House of Kuru
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The House of Kuru is the royal dynasty at the center of the Indian epic Mahabharata, encompassing figures like the Pandavas and Kauravas and serving as the backdrop for the Kurukshetra War.
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mahabharata dynasty
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mythological dynasty ⓘ royal dynasty ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Adi Parva of the Mahabharata
NERFINISHED
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Bhishma Parva of the Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ Shanti Parva of the Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ Udyoga Parva of the Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Krishna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithSage | Vyasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralToEvent | Kurukshetra War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Kurukshetra War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kuru Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Vedic civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Bhagavad Gita
NERFINISHED
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Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ Puranas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| faction |
Kauravas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pandavas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | epic tradition ⓘ |
| governedByLawCode | Kshatriya dharma ⓘ |
| hasAncestor |
Bharata
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shantanu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Hastinapura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChronicler | Vyasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Abhimanyu
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Amba NERFINISHED ⓘ Ambalika NERFINISHED ⓘ Ambika NERFINISHED ⓘ Arjuna NERFINISHED ⓘ Bhima NERFINISHED ⓘ Bhishma NERFINISHED ⓘ Chitrangada NERFINISHED ⓘ Dhritarashtra NERFINISHED ⓘ Duryodhana NERFINISHED ⓘ Dushasana NERFINISHED ⓘ Gandhari NERFINISHED ⓘ Kunti NERFINISHED ⓘ Madri NERFINISHED ⓘ Nakula NERFINISHED ⓘ Pandu NERFINISHED ⓘ Parikshit NERFINISHED ⓘ Sahadeva NERFINISHED ⓘ Satyavati NERFINISHED ⓘ Shantanu NERFINISHED ⓘ Subhadra NERFINISHED ⓘ Uttara NERFINISHED ⓘ Uttara (Princess of Virata) NERFINISHED ⓘ Vichitravirya NERFINISHED ⓘ Vidura NERFINISHED ⓘ Yudhishthira NERFINISHED ⓘ the Kauravas NERFINISHED ⓘ the Pandavas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProgenitor | King Kuru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSecondaryCapital | Indraprastha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ancient India
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Hastinapura NERFINISHED ⓘ Indraprastha NERFINISHED ⓘ Kurujangala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | King Kuru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| successorDynasty | line of Parikshit ⓘ |
| symbolizes | conflict between dharma and adharma ⓘ |
| themeIn | Hindu epic literature ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mythic pre-historic age ⓘ |
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