King of the Kurus

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King of the Kurus is the royal title held by Pandu, the ruler of the Kuru kingdom and father of the Pandavas in the Indian epic Mahabharata.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf monarchical office
royal title
appearsIn Mahabharata
associatedClan Kuru clan
associatedPeople Kauravas
Pandavas
associatedWithCapital Hastinapura
associatedWithDynasty Kuru dynasty
associatedWithEvent Kurukshetra War
associatedWithHouse House of Kuru
associatedWithWork Mahabharata
country Kuru kingdom
linked to: Kuru Kingdom
culture ancient Indian
epicCycle Mahabharata cycle
familyLine Bharata lineage
fictionalStatus mythological title
genreContext Hindu epic
governingSystem hereditary monarchy
governs Hastinapura
Indraprastha
governsPeople Kurus
hasPredecessorTitleHolder Vichitravirya
hasSuccessorTitleHolder Dhritarashtra
heldByCharacterType Kuru king
linked to: King Kuru
languageOfOrigin Sanskrit
literaryTradition Sanskrit epic
mythologicalContext Itihasa
narrativeRole central royal office in the Mahabharata
notableTitleHolder Dhritarashtra
Pandu
partOf Kuru monarchy
linked to: Kuru Kingdom
politicalStatus supreme ruler of the Kuru kingdom
realm Kuru kingdom
linked to: Kuru Kingdom
region Hastinapura
relatedTitle King of Hastinapura
Kuru king
linked to: King Kuru
religiousContext Hinduism
sourceText Vyasa’s Mahabharata
linked to: Mahabharata
successionType dynastic succession
symbolizes sovereignty over the Kuru realm
timePeriod mythic age of the Mahabharata
titleFor ruler of the Kuru kingdom
titleHolder Pandu
tradition Vedic-epic tradition
usedIn epic literature

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Pandu title King of the Kurus