GK
INDIAN HISTORY
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Kalyug
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Duaparyug
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Tretayug
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Satyug
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Detailed explanation-1: -There is all the four yugas in order-Sat-Yug, Treta-Yug, Dwapar-Yug, and Kali-Yug. Satyug is four times as long as Kaliyug. Treta-Yug-Ramayan was happened in Treta-Yug. Dwapar-Yug-Mahabharata was happened in Dwaparayuga.
Detailed explanation-2: -According to Hindu belief, the events of the Mahābhārata took place in the Dvapara Yuga.
Detailed explanation-3: -Each mahayuga was made up of four yugas or ages-krta, treta, dvapara and kali-in each of which the moral and religious standards of men steadily declined.
Detailed explanation-4: -In short: the Mahabharata happened during Dwapara Yuga, right at the end of it.
Detailed explanation-5: -A complete description of Kali Yuga is found in the Mahabharata, Manusmriti, Vishnu Smriti, and various Puranas. It is used mathematically in the astronomical texts Aryabhatiya and Surya Siddhanta.