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'''Gomanta''' was a kingdom mentioned in the epic [[Mahabharata]]. It was an extension of the kingdom of [[Yadu|Yadavas]] at [[Dwaraka Kingdom|Dwaraka]]. It is identified to be the [[Goa]] state of India, situated in the western coast. It was the southernmost extent of the region, occupied by the [[Yadu|Yadava]] clans, finding explicit mention in [[Mahabharata]].<br />
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== References in Mahabharata ==<br />
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Gomanta was mentioned as a kingdom of Ancient India (Bharata Varsha) along with the [[Mandaka]]s, the [[Shanda]]s, the [[Vidarbha Kingdom|Vidharbas]] etc. (6,9).<br />
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=== Establishment of Gomanta Kingdom by Yadavas ===<br />
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The Yadavas of [[Mathura, Uttar Pradesh|Mathura]], the capital of [[Surasena Kingdom]], fled from there due to the continuous attack of [[Magadha Kingdom|Magadha]] king [[Jarasandha]]. They have reached as far south as Gomanta, the modern Indian state called [[Goa]].<br />
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The unrighteous king of [[Surasena Kingdom]], viz [[Kamsa|Kansa]] was slain by [[Krishna in the Mahābhārata|Vasudeva Krishna]]. Kansa's wives ''Asti'' and ''Prapti'', where the daughters of [[Jarasandha]], the king of [[Magadha Kingdom|Magadha]]. He attacked the kinsmen of Krishna. The Surasena [[Yadu|Yadava]]s, consisting of the ''eighteen younger branches of the Yadavas'' with their 18000 brothers and cousins, arrived at the conclusion that even if they fight continually they still could be unable to do anything unto [[Jarasandha]] even in 300 years. They fled from Mathura, towards west. They rebuilt the old town of ''Kusasthali''(see:[[Cortalim]]), and renamed it [[Dwaraka Kingdom|Dwaraka]]. It was a Yadava stronghold. Yet, due to the oppressions of Jarasandha, Yadavas where obliged to migrate further south, to ''the mountains of Gomanta'', measuring three ''Yojanas'' (a unit of length) in length. Within each yojana were established, 21 posts of armed men. And at intervals of each yojana were 100 gates with arches which were defended by valiant heroes engaged in guarding them. Innumerable [[Kshatriya]]s invincible in war, belonging to the eighteen younger branches of the Yadavas, were employed in defending these works. (2,14)<br />
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[[Bhojas of Goa|Bhoja]] Dynasty that ruled Goa from the at least 3rd century AD to the 6th century AD are sometime identified as descendants of the Yadavas, and are also mentioned in [[Bhavishya Purana]].<ref name=bhoja>{{cite book|last=Shyam Singh|first=Shashi|title=Encyclopaedia Indica: Ancient Goa|year=2000|publisher=Anmol Publications|isbn=8170418593 |page=657}}</ref><ref name=bhojaka>{{cite book|last=Arora|first=Raj Kumar|title=Historical and cultural data from the Bhaviṣya purāna|year=1972|publisher=Sterling Publishers|location=the University of Virginia|pages=38–39}}</ref><br />
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=== Other references ===<br />
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In the Krauncha island, there is a mountain called Maha-krauncha that is a mine of all kinds of gems. There is another mountain called Gomanta that is huge and consists of all kinds of metals. (9,12)<br />
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==In popular culture==<br />
Today the highest civilian honour of the state of [[Goa]] is called [[Gomant Vibhushan]]. It is given annually by [[Government of Goa]] since 2010.<ref>{{cite web | title = R A Mashelkar conferred Gomant Vibhushan award | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/R-A-Mashelkar-conferred-Gomant-Vibhushan-award/articleshow/20358039.cms |date=May 31, 2013| access-date = 2014-08-16 | work = The Times of India}}</ref><ref name="TimesofIndia">{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-19/goa/30533988_1_charles-correa-goa-chief-minister-digambar-kamat |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120701155312/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-19/goa/30533988_1_charles-correa-goa-chief-minister-digambar-kamat |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-01 |work=[[The Times of India]] |title=Goa's highest civilian award to Charles Correa |date=2011-12-19 }}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[Kingdoms of Ancient India]]<br />
*[[Goa]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{Tribes and kingdoms of the Mahabharata |state=collapsed}}<br />
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*[[Mahabharata]] of [[Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa]], translated to English by Kisari Mohan Ganguli<br />
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