history of king chandragupta maurya in hindi

Sudās replaced Visvamitra with Vashistha as his priest, thereby creating a rivalry between the two. He settled in Kurukshetra and expanded his kingdom. Puru, Yadu (ancestor of Lord Krishna and founder of Yadu Dynasty or Yadavas), Turvasa, Adu, Druhyu, Alina, Paktha, Bhalanas, Siva and Vishanin, then revolted against Sudās but were defeated by him. Sudās (सुदास) was one of their kings, who lead his army to victory in the Battle of the Ten Kings near the Paruṣṇī (modern Ravi River) in Punjab, defeating an alliance of the powerful Puru tribe with other tribes, for which he was eulogised by his purohita Vashistha in a hymn of the Rigveda. This Sagara was grandson of Bharata, on whose name India was called Bharat-Varsh. At one time, Kuru kingdom capital was Āsandīvat, identified with modern Assandh in Haryana.Ĭhandravanshi King Hasti who founded Hastinapura, was contemporary to Ikshvaku king Sagara, whose great-grandson Bhagiratha brought Akasa Ganga to earth and formed continents. His son, Kuru found the place Kurukshetra (place named after him).ĭescendants of Kuru formed various kingdoms. Samvarna ruled with capital as Prayaga (present Prayagraj, which was named back from Allahabad). They belonged to Lunar Dynasty (Chandra Vamsam). Emperor Kuru, who was ancestor to Brihadratha, was son of Samvarna.

History of king chandragupta maurya in hindi