King of Indraprastha

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King of Indraprastha is the royal title held by Yudhishthira, the eldest of the Pandava brothers and a central figure in the Indian epic Mahabharata.

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King of Indraprastha canonical 3
KingOfIndraprastha 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf royal title
associatedWithCharacter Arjuna
Bhima
Draupadi
Nakula
Pandavas
Sahadeva
Yudhishthira
associatedWithEpic Mahabharata
associatedWithText Adi Parva
Sabha Parva
capitalCity Indraprastha
culturalSignificance symbol of just and dharmic kingship in Mahabharata
dynasty Kuru dynasty
epithetOfHolder Ajatashatru
linked to: Ajātaśatru

Dharmaraja
linked to: Dharmaputra
gainedBy division of Kuru kingdom
governmentForm monarchy
heldBy Yudhishthira
holderAdvisorAndAlly Krishna
holderBrothers Arjuna
Bhima
Nakula
Sahadeva
holderClan Kuru clan
holderCousinsAndRivals Duryodhana
Kauravas
holderFather Pandu
holderLineage Chandravansha (Lunar dynasty)
linked to: Chandra-vamsha
holderMother Kunti
holderSpouse Draupadi
kingdom Indraprastha
languageOfTitle Sanskrit
literaryGenre epic literature
lostBy defeat in dice game
mythologicalContext Hindu mythology
narrativeRole central royal title in Mahabharata political narrative
realmType ancient Indian kingdom
region Indraprastha
relatedEvent Rajasuya sacrifice of Yudhishthira
dice game in Hastinapura
relatedWar Kurukshetra War
religiousTradition Hinduism
sourceTradition Itihasa literature
successorTitleContext succeeded by rule from Hastinapura after dice game
titleHolderOrder Yudhishthira as first Pandava king of Indraprastha
titleType monarchical title

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Yudhishthira title King of Indraprastha
Yudhishthira title King of Indraprastha
subject linked to: Yudhishthira and Draupadi
Kanka title King of Indraprastha
Dharmaputra title KingOfIndraprastha
linked to: King of Indraprastha