Battle of the Ten Kings
The Battle of the Ten Kings (Sanskrit: दाशराज्ञ युद्ध, IAST: Dāśarājñá yuddhá) first alluded to in the 7th Mandala of the Rigveda (RV), took place between a king of the Bharatas and a confederation of tribes. It resulted in a decisive victory for the Bharatas and subsequent formation of the Kuru polity. It is possible that the Battle of the Ten Kings, mentioned in the Rigveda, may have "formed the 'nucleus' of story" of the Kurukshetra War, though it was greatly expanded and modified in the Mahabharata's account. The term 'Mahabharata' itself implies a reference to this war through the prefix Maha- before Bharata i. e. – Great Bharatas or Victory to the Bharatas.
| Battle of the Ten Kings | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Trtsu-Bharata (Indo-Aryan) |
Alina (Indo-Aryan) Anu (Indo-Aryan) Bhrigus (Indo-Aryan) Bhalanas (Indo-Aryan) Dasa (Dahae?) Druhyus (Indo-Aryan Gandharis) Matsya (Indo-Aryan) Purus (Indo-Aryan) Vishanins (Indo-Aryan) Vaikarna (Indo-Aryan) Panis (Parni) Sivas Ajas Śighras Yakṣus | ||||||||
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Sudas Paijavana Vashishta |
The ten kings Vishwamitra Bhida | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| Unknown but less | More than 6,666 | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown but less | 6,666 (Mandala 7) | ||||||||
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