Matsya kingdom

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Matsya kingdom is an ancient Indian realm from the Mahabharata, ruled by King Virata and known as the place where the Pandavas spent their final year of exile in disguise.

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Label Occurrences
Matsya kingdom canonical 10
Matsya Kingdom 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mahabharata kingdom
ancient Indian kingdom
alliedWith Panchala kingdom
linked to: Panchala

Pandavas
associatedWithCharacter Arjuna
Bhima
Draupadi
Kichaka
Pandavas
associatedWithEpic Mahabharata
attackedBy Kauravas
Trigarta kingdom
capital Upaplavya
Viratanagara
linked to: Varanavata
country India
defendedBy Arjuna
Bhima
Pandavas
ethnonym Matsyas
linked to: Matsya
hasDynasty Matsya dynasty
hasRoyalFamilyMember Madiravati
Sankha
Satanika
Shveta
Sudeshna
Uttara
Uttaraa
linked to: Uttara
knownFor Pandavas final year of exile
Pandavas living in disguise
language Sanskrit (literary context)
locatedIn Indian subcontinent
linked to: South Asia

northwestern India
mentionedIn Mahabharata
Puranas
neighboringKingdom Chedi kingdom
Kuru kingdom
linked to: Kuru Kingdom

Panchala kingdom
linked to: Panchala

Surasena kingdom
participatedIn Kurukshetra War
religion Vedic religion
ruledBy King Virata
Virata
sceneOf Gograhana battle
Kichaka’s death
sidedWith Pandavas
sourceType Hindu epic tradition
Itihasa
timePeriod Iron Age India (traditional dating)
linked to: Vedic period

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Referenced by (11)

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Virata Parva mainLocation Matsya kingdom
Virata rulesOver Matsya kingdom
Sairandhri servesInKingdom Matsya kingdom
King Virata kingOf Matsya kingdom
Kichaka servesIn Matsya kingdom
Kichaka deathPlace Matsya kingdom
Kingdom of Virata alsoKnownAs Matsya Kingdom
linked to: Matsya kingdom
Matsya region associatedWith Matsya kingdom
Matsya region namedAfter Matsya kingdom
Matsya region historicalPolity Matsya kingdom