Yadava Kingdoms - Dv?rak?, Surasena Kingdom, Chedi Kingdom, Heheya Kingdom, Avanti Kingdom, Malava Kingdom, Dasarna Kingdom, Anarta Kingdom (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Dv?rak?, Surasena Kingdom, Chedi Kingdom, Heheya Kingdom, Avanti Kingdom, Malava Kingdom, Dasarna Kingdom, Anarta Kingdom, Nishadha Kingdom, Gurjara Kingdom, Saurashtra Kingdom, Karusha Kingdom, Kunti Kingdom. Excerpt: Anarta redirect here. For the moth genus, seee Anarta (moth) . Map of ancient Indian kingdoms. Anarta was a kingdom of ancient India, roughly forming the northern Gujarat state of India. It was ruled by Yadavas after they fled from Mathura of Surasena Kingdom, due to the attacks of Jarasandha, the king of Magadha . The Yadava chiefs like Vasudeva Krishna, Bala Rama (brother of Krishna), Kritavarma and Satyaki, ruled this kingdom under their king Ugrasena . In Mahabharata, Dwaraka is considered as a capital city of Anarta Kingdom. But some other ancient texts like Mahabhagavata, mentiones Dwaraka and Anarta as two independent kingdoms. It can be concluded that, during the Mahabharata period, this kingdom was under the direct rule of the city-state of Dwaraka which ruled a federation of many kingdoms. See also Dwaraka Kingdom . As per the Purana viz. Bhagavata Purana, Bala Rama 's wife Revati was from this kingdom. Other Yadava kingdoms in west-central India include: References in Mahabharata Draupadi's sons in Anarta country undergoes mllitary training MBh. 3.182 When Pandavas were exiled to the woods, by the Kauravas, the five sons of Pandavas, born to Draupadi, were sent to Panchala, the kingdom ruled by their maternal grandfather Drupada . They later wnet to the Anarta Kingdom, ruled by the Yadavas, so that they can stay with their step brother and dear friend, Abhimanyu, and learn military science from eminent Yadava warriors. Vasudeva Krishna 's words to Princess Krishna (alias Draupadi, Panchali): - Those sons of yours, are devoted to the study of...