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INDIAN HISTORY
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To which of the following tribes did King Sudasa, described in the. Rig-Veda as having defeated ten Kings, belong?
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Tritsu
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Anu
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Yadu
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Druhyu
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Sudas is mentioned in Rigveda as the chief of Bharatas who conquered the ten-kings confederacy. It is further mentioned that the king replaced Vashistha with Visvamitra as his priest, thereby creating a rivalry between the two.
Detailed explanation-2: -The battle of ten kings was between Sudas, a Bharata king of the Tritsu family and the confederacy of ten well-known tribes-Puru, Yadu, Turvasa, Anu, Druhyu, Alina, Paktha, Bhalanas, Shiva and Vishanin.
Detailed explanation-3: -The main god of Rigveda was Indra. He was the chief god during the Rig Vedic age. He was also known as the king of gods & lord of heaven. Agni is the second most important god of Rigveda.
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