Queen of Hastinapura

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The Queen of Hastinapura is a royal consort in the Kuru dynasty of the Indian epic Mahabharata, most prominently associated with Kunti, the mother of the Pandavas.

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Queen of Hastinapura canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional royal title
mythological title
title in the Mahabharata
appearsIn Mahabharata
associatedWithCharacter Bhishma
Dhritarashtra
Kauravas
Pandavas
Pandu
associatedWithDynasty Kuru dynasty
associatedWithEpicTheme dharma
lineage and inheritance
royal duty
associatedWithEvent Kuru succession conflict
associatedWithMedium oral tradition
written Sanskrit manuscripts
associatedWithRegion Kurukshetra region
associatedWithTextTradition Itihasa
country Hastinapura
culture ancient Indian
fictionalTimePeriod Dvapara Yuga
gender female
hasCanonicalSource critical edition of the Mahabharata
hasDomain Hastinapura royal court
linked to: Hastinapura
hasGenre epic literature
hasLanguage Sanskrit
influences succession of the Kuru throne
linkedToHouse House of Kuru
locatedInFictionalUniverse Mahabharata
mostProminentlyAssociatedWith Kunti
narrativeFunction mother figure of royal heirs
political consort in Kuru court
partOf Kuru dynasty
positionHeldBy Gandhari
Kunti
Satyavati
Shalya’s sister Madri (as secondary queen via Pandu)
religion Hinduism
role queen consort
royal consort
spouseOf King of Hastinapura
titleType hereditary by marriage
titleUsedFor Gandhari, mother of the Kauravas
linked to: Gandhari

Kunti, mother of the Pandavas
linked to: Kunti

Satyavati, wife of Shantanu

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kunti title Queen of Hastinapura
Pritha title Queen of Hastinapura
Gandhari title Queen of Hastinapura
Satyavati spouseTitle Queen of Hastinapura
Ambalika positionHeld Queen of Hastinapura
Bhanumati positionHeld Queen of Hastinapura