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Ushinara ( Sanskrit: Uśīnara) was an ancient Indo-Aryan tribe of north-western South Asia whose existence is attested during the Iron Age. [1]
Location
The Uśīnaras lived in the northernmost part of the Madhya-deśa, with the Uśīnara-giri ("Uśīnara mountain") being located near Kanakhala. [1]
History
The Uśīnaras, as well as the neighbouring Kekaya and Madraka tribes, were descended from the Ṛgvedic Anu tribe which lived near the Paruṣṇī river in the central Punjab region. [2]
A queen of Uśīnara, named Uśīnarāṇī, is mentioned in the Ṛgveda. [1]
In mythology
The Uśīnaras appear in epic Hindu literature, especially in the Rāmāyaṇa and the Mahābhārata.
References
- ^ a b c Raychaudhuri 1953, p. 65-66.
- ^ Raychaudhuri 1953, p. 63.
Further reading
- Raychaudhuri, Hemchandra (1953). Political History of Ancient India: From the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of Gupta Dynasty. University of Calcutta.
| This article relies largely or entirely on a
single source. (June 2022) |
Ushinara ( Sanskrit: Uśīnara) was an ancient Indo-Aryan tribe of north-western South Asia whose existence is attested during the Iron Age. [1]
Location
The Uśīnaras lived in the northernmost part of the Madhya-deśa, with the Uśīnara-giri ("Uśīnara mountain") being located near Kanakhala. [1]
History
The Uśīnaras, as well as the neighbouring Kekaya and Madraka tribes, were descended from the Ṛgvedic Anu tribe which lived near the Paruṣṇī river in the central Punjab region. [2]
A queen of Uśīnara, named Uśīnarāṇī, is mentioned in the Ṛgveda. [1]
In mythology
The Uśīnaras appear in epic Hindu literature, especially in the Rāmāyaṇa and the Mahābhārata.
References
- ^ a b c Raychaudhuri 1953, p. 65-66.
- ^ Raychaudhuri 1953, p. 63.
Further reading
- Raychaudhuri, Hemchandra (1953). Political History of Ancient India: From the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of Gupta Dynasty. University of Calcutta.