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Cities of Mahabharata in the present time

Gandhar: (Sindh Pradesh, Rawalpindi) This is an ancient city of Mahabharata times situated to the west of River Sindhu in Sindhu Pradesh. Dhritrashtra’s wife Gandhari was the daughter of King Subal of Gandhar. Gandhari’s brother Shakuni was Duryodhan’s maternal uncle who defeated Pandavas by fraud in gamble and became one of the reasons of the war of Mahabharata. Takshashila: (Rawalpindi, present day Pakistan) Takshashila was an ancient city of Mahabharata time and capital of Gandhar Desh. Dhritrashtra’s wife Gandhari was the daughter of King Subal of Gandhar. After the war of Mahabharata when the Pandavas left for Himalayas, Parikshit was crowned the King. He died due to a snake bite. Then to take revenge of his death, Parikshit’s son Janmejay performed a “Nagyagya” in Takshashila and had killed many snakes. Kekaya Pradesh: (North border of Jammu and Kashmir) Kekaya Pradesh was an ancient city of the Mahabharata times. Jaysen, the King of Kekaya wa...

15 facts that prove Mahabharata happened for real!

Mahabharata: History or Fiction? If there be a word for the most incredible tale ever told – then it is the story of the Mahabharat. There is a great debate about whether there is any historical accuracy in the story of Mahabharata. This narrative is so remarkable that it has made numerous people speculate - ‘Did it really happen? Let’s find some answers… Decoding the language It has been written in the epic from time to time that Mahabharat is a "itihas" which exclusively means "thus occured". The words "Puraan" and "Itihas" were specifically coined by the ancient people to categorize the "ancient" and "recent" events. Both the words denote history that has occurred at different times. If the intentions of the writer were to write a poem or a work of fiction, he would have stated it to be a "mahakavya" or "katha". Records of the Bharat-Dynasty It is mentioned in Aadiparva, Adh...

Raja Dahir: The Last Hindu Raja of Sindhudesh

Raja Dahir (Sanskrit: राजा दाहिर, IAST: Rājā Dāhir; 663 – 712 AD) was the last Hindu ruler of Sindh. He presided over the Pushkarna Brahmin Dynasty of Sindh, which included territories that now constitute parts of the modern-day states of Afghanistan, the Balochistan region of Iran and Pakistan, and parts of Punjab. In 711 AD, his kingdom was conquered by Muhammad bin Qasim, an Arab general, for the Umayyad Caliphate. He was killed at the Battle of Aror at the banks of the Indus River, near modern-day Nawabshah. Reign in the Chach Nama The Chach Nama is the oldest chronicles of the Arab conquest of Sindh. It was translated in Persian by Muhammad Ali bin Hamid bin Abu Bakr Kufi in 1216 CE[1] from an earlier Arabic text believed to have been written by the Thaqafi family (relatives of Muhammad bin Qasim). Dahir's kingdom was invaded by Ramal at Kannauj. After initial loss, the enemy advanced on Aror and he allied himself with Alafi, an Arab. Alafi and his warriors (who...

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