Parada Kingdom
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Pāradas (alternatively Varadas, Parita) was an Iron Age kingdom described in various ancient and classical Indian texts. The exact location of the kingdom is unknown. The Vayu Purana locates the tribe on the upper course of the Amu Darya (also known as Chaksu) and Syr Darya rivers in Central Asia.[1] The Mahabharata, however, associates the Paradas with the tribes of Uttarapatha, and places them on the Sailoda River in the Xinjiang province of China. Additionally, the Ramayana locates the people in the Himalayas.[2]
It is thought that the Pāradas are connected to the later
Discussion in the Puranic texts
Numerous Puranic texts associate the Parada Kingdom with the
, son of Bahu, was able to defeat the Haihayas or Taljungas together with the five hordes.King Sagara had divested the Paradas and other members of the Panca-ganah of their noble
The Vayu Purana state that the
.See also
- Kingdoms of Ancient India