Topic summary
Battle of the Ten Kings
Trtsu
- First Phase:
- Alina
- Anu
- Bhrigus
- Bhalanas
- Dasa (Dahae?)
- Druhyus
- Turvasa
- Yadus
- Yakṣus
- Matsya
- Purus
- Panis (Parni)
- Pakhtas
- Vishanins
- Sivas
- Vaikarna
- Second Phase:
- Bhida's forces
- Ajas
- Śighras
- Yakṣus
Vashishta
First Phase:
- Ten Kings
- Vishwamitra
Second Phase:
- Bhida
The Battle of the Ten Kings (Sanskrit: दाशराज्ञयुद्धम्, IAST: Dāśarājñá yuddhám) was first alluded to in the 7th Mandala of the Rigveda (RV) and took place on the bank of river Parushni between a king of the Bharata tribe named Sudas, and a confederation of Puru, Yadu, Turvasa, Anu, Druhyu, Alina, Paktha, Bhalnas, Shiva and Vishanin tribes. It resulted in a decisive victory for the Bharatas and subsequent formation of the Kuru polity. The Battle of the Ten Kings, mentioned in the Rigveda may have "formed the 'nucleus' of story" of the Kurukshetra War in the Mahabharata.