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{{short description|Minor character in the epic Mahabharata}}<br />
{{About|the son of [[Shantanu]] and [[Satyavati]]|the wife of Arjuna|Chitrāngadā}}<br />
{{Infobox character<br />
| info-hdr = Information<br />
| series = [[Mahabharata]]<br />
| family = {{bulleted list|[[Shantanu]] (father)| [[Satyavati]] (mother)|[[Vichitravirya]] (brother)|[[Bhishma]] (half-brother)}}<br />
| color = #FFC569<br />
| gender = Male<br />
| image = Chitrāngada.jpg<br />
| caption = Wayang puppet of Chitrangada<br />
| relatives = [[Kuru dynasty]]-[[Lunar dynasty|Chandravanshi]]<br />
}}'''Chitrāngada''' ({{lang-sa|चित्रांगद}}, ''citrāngada'') was a [[Kuru Kingdom|king]] in ancient India. In the ''[[Mahabharata]]'', he is the elder son of [[Shantanu]] and [[Satyavati]], who ascended the throne of [[Hastinapura]] after his father's death.<ref>Shastri Chitrao (1964), p. 213</ref><br />
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== Life as a warrior ==<br />
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Following the wishes of queen Satyavati, [[Bhishma]] had placed Chitrangada on the throne of the kingdom of the [[Kuru (kingdom)|Kurus]] after Shantanu's departure. Chitrangada was a great warrior and defeated many powerful enemies and [[Asura]]s. Finally, the king of the [[Gandharva]]s, who was his namesake, came to challenge him. A fierce battle took place between the two warriors on the bank of the river Hiranyavati, lasting three years. In the end the king of the Gandharvas defeated the Kuru king and killed him.<ref>{{cite book|title=Myths and Legends from India - Great Women|last=Bhanu|first=Sharada|publisher=Macmillan India Limited|year=1997|location=Chennai|isbn=0-333-93076-2|page=6}}</ref> After having performed the rites of the dead, [[Bhishma]] immediately consecrated Chitrangada's younger brother [[Vichitravirya]] to the kingdom.<ref>van Buitenen (1973), p. 227; Mbhr. 1.95.5-14 (Pune Critical Edition)</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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=== Bibliography ===<br />
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* ''Citrangada'' in: M.M.S. Shastri Chitrao, ''Bharatavarshiya Prachin Charitrakosha'' (Dictionary of Ancient Indian Biography, in Hindi), Pune 1964, p. 213<br />
* J.A.B. van Buitenen, ''Mahabharata'', vol. 1, The University of Chicago Press, 1973<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100117032308/http://mahabharataonline.com/ Persons and Stories from Mahabharata]<br />
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