King Kuru
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King Kuru is a legendary ancestral monarch in Indian epic tradition, regarded as the progenitor of the Kuru clan central to the Mahabharata.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancestor
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epic character ⓘ legendary king ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedClan | Kuru clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Kuru dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedRegion |
Kuru Kingdom
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Kurukshetra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Kurukshetra battlefield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmicAge | Dvapara Yuga (traditional attribution) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbolic ancestor of North Indian Kshatriya lineages in epic lore ⓘ |
| culture | Indian ⓘ |
| genealogicalStatus | ancestor of both Kauravas and Pandavas ⓘ |
| genre | Itihasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being central to the genealogy of the Mahabharata
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establishing the Kuru lineage ⓘ |
| languageOfSources | Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryStatus | legendary rather than historical ⓘ |
| mythicFunction | founder-figure of a royal house ⓘ |
| notableDescendants |
Dhritarashtra
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Kauravas NERFINISHED ⓘ Pandavas NERFINISHED ⓘ Pandu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| roleInMahabharata |
ancestral monarch
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progenitor of the Kuru clan ⓘ |
| textualSource |
Mahabharata
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Puranas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradition | Hindu epic tradition ⓘ |
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