Abhira Kingdom

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This article is about the ancient Abhira kingdom of the Mahabharata. For other uses, see Abhira (disambiguation).
Abhira Kingdom
Religion
Bhagavata
GovernmentMonarchy
Historical eraEarly Mahajanapada (Mahabharata)
Today part ofPakistan
India

The Abhira kingdom in the

Abhiras, sometimes referred to as Surabhira[1][2][3] also, combining both Sura and Abhira kingdoms. Modern day Abhira territory lies within Northern areas of Gujarat and Southern Rajasthan, India.[4]

Reference to Abhiras in literature

The

Abhira kingdoms in the Kama Sutra.[8] References of Abhira being residents of kingdom ruled by Yudhisthira is found in Bhagwatam.[9]

Abhiras) was only Hari's play.[19][20]

Abhira Kingdom of Mathura

In the south was

Abhira tribe ruled by King Ugrasena, the maternal grandfather of Krishna.[21]

Abhira kingdom of Maharashtra

The

Nasik, Aparanta, Lata, Khandesh and Vidarbha.[22][23][24]

Abhira kingdom of Saurashtra

The Abhiras began to rule in Southern and western Saurashtra from the second half of the 10th century A.D their capital was vamanshtali, modern vanthali nine miles west of Junagadh. They became very powerful during the reign of Graharipu who defeated the Saindhavas and the Chaulukyas.[25][26]

See also

References

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  3. ^ Atkinson, Edwin T. (1 January 1874). Statistical, descriptive and historical account of the North-western Provinces of India. Dalcassian Publishing Company. p. 360. The Suras and Abhiras' are associated together in the Mahābhārata and Harivansa and appear to have been a pastoral people in the upper portion of the north-western Panjāb represented by the Ahirs and Gwalas of the present day.
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    . The kṣatriyas who were afraid of Parasurama and had hidden themselves in the Caucasian hilly regions later on became known as the Abhiras, and the place they inhabited was known as Abhiradeśa.
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    . Arjuna had killed all Kauravas and was defeated by Abhiras was only Hari's play.
  20. ^ Books, Kausiki (24 October 2021). Vishnu Purana Part 2: संक्षिप्त विष्णु पुराण: केवल हिन्दी (in Hindi). Kausiki Books. आज उन्हीं कृष्ण के बिना, मुझे गोपों ने हरा दिया। जिनके प्रभाव से यह गाण्डीव तीनों लोकों में विख्यात था, आज उन्हीं के अभाव में यह अहीरों की लाठियों से व्यर्थ हो गया।
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    . In the south was Mathura, the powerful kingdom of the fearless cow-herding Abhira tribe ruled by King Ugrasena, the maternal grandfather of Krishna.
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  25. ISBN 978-81-224-1198-0. Retrieved 3 January 2011. The Abhiras began to rule in Southern and western Sourashtra from the second half of the 10th century A.D their capital was vamanshtali, modern vanthali nine miles west of Junagadh. They became very powerful during the reign of Graharipu
    who defeated the Saindhavas and the Chaulukyas.
  26. ^ Majumdar, Ramesh Chandra (1964). Ancient India. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 303. The Abhiras grew very powerful during the reign of Graharipu in the middle of the 10th century A.D. He had his capital at Vāmanasthali, now represented by Abhiras the village Vanthali, 9 miles west of Junagadh.
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