Later Vedic Period Of Haryana


 
 
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Later Vedic Period Of Haryana

  • During Later Vedic period (1000 - 600 BC), Haryana was ruled by Kuru dynasty.
  • According to the scholars, Kurushavana described in Rigveda is Kuru who is regarded as the descendant of Trasadasyu.
  • After defeating the Panchals, King Kuru captured the Saraswati region also known as Kurujangala. Presentdy, Kurujangala is known as Kurukshetra.
  • The name of Kurukshetra had been named after the King Kuru. The successor of the Kuru was Prikshit and Parikshits successor was his second son Juhu and Juhus successor was Surath.
  • Shantanu was a majestic king of Kuru dynasty whose two queens were Ganga and Satyavati. He had three sons, Devrath from Ganga and two sons named as Chitrang and Vichitravirya from Satyavati.
  • Gandhar attacked Kuru dynasty during the reign of Shantanu. The war of Kurukshetra was between the Gandhar and Kauravas, which has been called the first war of Kurukshetra.
  • Mahabharata War

  • The war of Mahabharata (Kurukshetra war) (900 BCE) was fought between Kauravas and Pandavas in Kurukshetra of Haryana for the throne of Hastinapur. Kauravas as and Pandavas as were both descendants of the Kuru lineage. In this war, Pandavas got victory.
  • In this glory, Arjun was given an important preaching on the land of Kurukshetra by Lord Krishna, which is known as the teachings of Gita.
  • This war is also called Dharam Yudh. This war continued in Kurukshetra (Dharam Shetra) for a total of 18 days.
  • The battleground of Mahabharat is believed to be of 48 koos (around 240 km of the perimeter).
  • This war had 18 Akshohini armies, in which there were 11 Akshohini armies of Kauravas and 7 Akshohini armies of Pandavas.
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    Question : 1

    Which of the following are correct :

    (a) Dharam Yudh continued in Kurukshetra (Dharam Shetra) for a total of 14 days.

    (b) Krishna gave the sermon of Bhagavada Gita to Arjun at the Jyotisar shrine of Kurukshetra.

    Right Option : B
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    Question : 2

    Which of the following are correct :

    (a) The name of Karnal had been named after the King Kuru.

    (b) Shantanu was a majestic king of Kuru dynasty whose two queens were Ganga and Satyavati.

    (c) The war of Mahabharata was fought between Kauravas and Pandavas in Kurukshetra of Haryana for the throne of Hastinapur.

    Right Option : B
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    Question : 3

    Which of the following are correct :

    (a) During Later Vedic period (1000 - 600 BC), Haryana was ruled by Kuru dynasty.

    (b) The original name of Mahabharata is Satasehast Samhita.

    Right Option : A
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