What was the 'war of ten Kings'?
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The Battle of the Ten Kings (Sanskrit: दाशराज्ञ युद्ध, romanized: Dāśarājñá yuddhá) is a battle alluded to in the Rigveda (Book 7, hymns 18, 33 and 83.4–8),[2] the ancient Indian sacred collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns. The Battle of the Ten Kings may have "formed the 'nucleus' of story" of the Kurukshetra War, narrated in the Mahabharata.[3]
Battle of the Ten KingsDatec. 14th century BCE[1]Location
Near Parusni River (modern Ravi), Punjab
ResultDecisive Trtsu-Bharata victoryTerritorial
changes
Rigvedic tribes conquered by Sudas
Bharatas settle in Kurukshetra
Emergence of Kuru Kingdom
BelligerentsTrtsu-Bharata (Indo-Aryan)Alina
Anu
Bhrigus (Indo-Aryan)
Bhalanas
Dasa (Dahae?)
Druhyus (Gandharis)
Matsya (Indo-Aryan)
Parsu (Persians)
Purus (Indo-Aryan)
Panis (Parni)Commanders and leadersKing Sudas
VashishtaThe Ten Kings
Samvaran
VishvamitraStrengthUnknown but lessMore than 6,666Casualties and lossesUnknown but less6,666 (Mandala 7)