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What was the ashamedha​

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Answered by koustabhdarpaharidas
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The Ashvamedha was a horse sacrifice ritual followed by the Śrauta tradition of Vedic religion. It was used by ancient Indian kings to prove their imperial sovereignty: a horse accompanied by the king's warriors would be released to wander for a year.

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The Ashvamedha was a horse sacrifice ritual followed by the Śrauta tradition of Vedic religion. It was used by ancient Indian kings to prove their imperial sovereignty: a horse accompanied by the king's warriors would be released to wander for a year. ashvamedha, (Sanskrit: “horse sacrifice”) also spelled ashwamedha, grandest of the Vedic religious rites of ancient India, performed by a king to celebrate his paramountcy. ... The wandering horse was said to symbolize the Sun in its journey over the world and, consequently, the power of the king over the whole Earth.The Ashwamedha yajna or the horse sacrifice was a major ritual in ancient India. In this sacrifice, a horse was let loose and wandered into other kingdoms. If a king of another kingdom stops the horse, the king who set the horse free wages a war against him.Notes: Pulakesin I, the chalukya king, performed Ashwamedha Yajna (horse sacrifice ceremony) to access power.

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