The Kurukshetra War is central to the Hindu epic Mahabharata.
The Kurukshetra War – 3102 BCE
The Kurukshetra War is the great battle at the heart of the Mahabharata, one of the two Sanskrit epics of ancient India.
The feud ended in a series of great battles on the field of Kurukshetra, north of Delhi in Haryana state.
In the Adi Parva, eighteen Akshauhinis meet at Kurukshetra, and one Akshauhini has 21,870 chariots, 21,870 elephants, 65,610 horse and 109,350 men on foot.
In the Mahabharata, the Kurukshetra War is described with graphic imagery of bloodshed, suggesting the earth is soaked in blood.
2 pages state 3,102 BCE for when the Kurukshetra War was fought.
In 3140 BCE, the Kurukshetra War ended, and in 3102 BCE, Krishna left his body.
3,162 BCE (about 5,188 years ago): The Kurukshetra War - 3102 BCE
3,067 BCE (about 5,093 years ago): The Kurukshetra War - 3102 BCE
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1,000 BCE for when the Kurukshetra War was fought.
1,198 BCE (about 3,224 years ago): The Kurukshetra War - 3102 BCE
1,197 BCE (about 3,223 years ago): The Kurukshetra War - 3102 BCE
950 BCE (about 2,980 years ago): The Kurukshetra War - 3102 BCE
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Krishna (The Divine Statesman): Key figure in the Mahabharata and the Bhagavad Gita, who destroys the tyrant Kansa and plays a crucial role in the Kurukshetra War.
Krishna (The Divine Statesman): Key figure in the Mahabharata and the Bhagavad Gita, who destroys the tyrant Kansa and plays a crucial role in the Kurukshetra War.