Bharata lineage
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The Bharata lineage is an ancient royal family in Indian epic tradition, regarded as the ancestral line of the Kuru kings central to the Mahabharata.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dynasty in Indian epic tradition
ⓘ
mythological royal family ⓘ royal lineage ⓘ |
| associatedWithKingdom | Kuru Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion |
Hastinapura
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indraprastha NERFINISHED ⓘ Kurukshetra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTo | Mahabharata narrative ⓘ |
| country | Ancient India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Vedic culture ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Mahabharata
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Puranas NERFINISHED ⓘ Ramayana (genealogical passages) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| epicEvent | Kurukshetra War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAncestor |
King Dushyanta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lunar dynasty (Chandravamsha) NERFINISHED ⓘ Nahusha NERFINISHED ⓘ Puru NERFINISHED ⓘ Pururavas NERFINISHED ⓘ Sage Bharadvaja (in some traditions) NERFINISHED ⓘ Yayati NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBranch |
Kuru dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Panchala lineage (in some accounts) ⓘ |
| hasProgenitor |
Bharata
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shakuntala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesKing |
Bhishma (as regent and elder)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chitrangada NERFINISHED ⓘ Dhritarashtra NERFINISHED ⓘ Duryodhana NERFINISHED ⓘ Pandu NERFINISHED ⓘ Shantanu NERFINISHED ⓘ Vichitravirya NERFINISHED ⓘ Yudhishthira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesRoyalHouse |
Kauravas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pandavas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfSources | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| namedAfter | King Bharata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Lunar dynasty (Chandravamsha) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Bharata (legendary emperor)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bharata (son of Dushyanta and Shakuntala) NERFINISHED ⓘ Bharata-varsha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| role |
ancestral line of the Kuru kings
ⓘ
focus of dynastic conflict in the Mahabharata ⓘ |
| significance | gives name Bharata to the people and land in epic tradition ⓘ |
| themeIn |
Hindu genealogical traditions
ⓘ
Itihasa literature ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mythic ancient era prior to historical records ⓘ |
| tradition | Indian epic tradition ⓘ |
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