List of Kuru kings

Raja of Kuru
A Karshapana (½ silver coin) of Kuru ruler
Last to reign
Kṣemaka
350s BCE
Details
StyleHis Majesty
First monarchVidhuratha I (as the successor to the Puru king)
Last monarchKṣemaka
Formationc. 1200 BCE
Abolition350 BCE
Residence
AppointerSabhā[1]

Kuru was an ancient Indian kingdom.[2] The kingdom was emerged as a branch of Rigvedic Puru tribe and lasted until Nandas of Magadha dethroned them in 350s BCE.[3] Kuru kingdom is famous for Mahabharata[4] and Kurukshetra War.[5] Its capital was Hastinapura and Indraprastha.[6]

Core region of Kurus

Kuru Kingdom was split into three parts: Kuru proper (which itself also split into Vatsa kingdom) "Kurujangala" and "Uttarakuru". Kuru proper was in the middle region of Ganga-Yammuna Doab, Kurujangala was in western part and Uttarakuru was in eastern region.[7]

  1. ^ "Janapada State in Ancient India".
  2. ^ Pletcher 2010, p. 63.
  3. ^ B. Kölver, ed. (1997). Recht, Staat und Verwaltung im klassischen Indien [Law, State and Administration in Classical India] (in German). München: R. Oldenbourg. pp. 27–52.
  4. ^ "Mahabharata". Collins English Dictionary (13th ed.). HarperCollins. 2018. ISBN 978-0-008-28437-4.
  5. ^ Narayan, R. K. (1 March 2001). The Mahabharata. Penguin Books Limited. ISBN 978-0-14-119081-5.
  6. ^ "Uttar Pradesh - History". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  7. ^ Raychaudhuri 1953, p. 21-23.