Vedic Literature - Political History of the Vedic Period
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Political History of the Vedic Period
- The king did not maintain a standing or regular army during the Rig Vedic Period
- Solders supplied by the tribal groups called:
- Vrata
- Sardha
- Gana
- Grama
- Foot soldier - Pati
- Most distinguished tribes were the KURUS, whose capital was at Asandhivat and Panchal
- KURU՚s territory was in Kurukshetra
Dasragya Battle:- (Sudas or Deodas)
- Sudas was a Bharat king of the Tritsu family
- He came to be known as Brahmavatra
- Vishamitra was his priest but later Sudas dismissed him and appointed Vasistha as the priest
- Out of revenge Vishva-mitra formed a confidence of 10 kings against Bharata
- The battle took place on the river of Parusani i.e.. Rabi
- In this battle Bharata was victorious
- Later Bharata formed a new ruling class with the Purus known as Kuru
- Kuru became the second most powerful tribe
- After winning the Dasragya battle, Sudra defeated 3 more non-Aryan tribes:-
- Ajas
- Sigrus
- Yakshus
- These non-Aryan tribes united under the king Bheda.