HISTORY
BATTLE AND WAR
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Bharatas
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Anus
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Sivis
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Druhyus
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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: -In the battle of ten kings, the priest of Bharatas was Vashishta.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -The Battle of the Ten Kings (Sanskrit: , romanized: Dāśarājñá yuddhá) is a battle, first alluded to in the 7th Mandala of the Rigveda (RV), between a king of the Bharatas (tribe) and a confederation of tribes. It resulted in a decisive victory for the Bharatas and subsequent formation of the Kuru polity.
Detailed explanation-5: -This battle was fought on the river Parushni, and it gave victory to Sudas, king of Bharatas and established their rule in the upper Gangetic basin where they played an important role in later Vedic times.