HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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Pulkesin II
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Vikramaditya I
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Pulkesin I
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Kirtivarman I
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Detailed explanation-1: -Notes: Pulakesin I, the chalukya king, performed Ashwamedha Yajna (horse sacrifice ceremony) to access power.
Detailed explanation-2: -Pulakesin I, the chalukya king, performed Ashwamedha Yajna (horse sacrifice ceremony) to access power.
Detailed explanation-3: -Krishna and Vyasa advise King Yudhishthira to perform the sacrifice, which is described at great length. The book traditionally comprises 2 sections and 96 chapters.
Detailed explanation-4: -In this ritual, a horse was left to wander for a year. Anyone could challenge the authority of the king by fighting with the warriors who travelled with the horse. If no one stopped the horse in that one year, the horse would be sacrificed and the king would be declared as the undisputed ruler of the entire territory.