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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&#039;&#039;&#039;Karnata&#039;&#039;&#039; was a southern kingdom ruled by -rulers during the period of the epic [[Mahabharata]]. The southern Karnata kingdom gave the name to the Indian state [[Karnataka]]. The Karnata Kingdom forms the northern and central portion of [[Karnataka]] state of India.<br /> <br /> == References in Mahabharata ==<br /> <br /> === Sahadeva&#039;s Military Campaign to the South of India ===<br /> <br /> *Mahabharata, Book 2, Chapter 30<br /> <br /> [[Sahadeva]] conquered the town of Sanjayanti and the country of the Pashandas and the Karanatakas by means of his messengers alone, and made all of them pay tributes to him. The hero brought under his subjection and exacted tributes from the Paundrayas and the [[Dravida Kingdom|Dravidas]] along with the [[Kerala Kingdom|Udrakeralas]] and the [[Andhra Kingdom|Andhras]] and the Talavanas, the [[Kalinga (Mahabharata)|Kalinga]]s and the Ushtrakarnikas, and also the delightful city of Atavi and that of the Yavanas.<br /> <br /> === Nakula&#039;s Military Campaign to the West of India ===<br /> <br /> *Mahabharata, Book 2, Chapter 32<br /> <br /> [[Nakula]] subjugated the whole of the desert country and the region known as Sairishaka full of plenty, as also that other one called Mahetta. And the hero had a fierce encounter with the royal sage Akrosa. And the son of [[Pandu]] left that part of the country having subjugated the Dasarnas, the Sivis, the [[Trigarta Kingdom|Trigartas]], the Amvashtas, the Malavas, the five tribes of the Karnatas, and those twice born classes that were called the Madhyamakeyas and Vattadhanas.<br /> <br /> This is error of English translation, the Sanskrit and Hindi versions state Karhatas not Karnatas. Karhatas mean republican tribes.<br /> <br /> === Karanataka, a Southern Kingdom in Bharata Varsha (Ancient India) ===<br /> <br /> * Mahabharata, Book 6, Chapter 9<br /> <br /> There are other kingdoms in the south. They are the [[Dravida Kingdom|Dravidas]], the [[Kerala Kingdom|Keralas]], the Prachyas, the [[Mushika Kingdom|Mushikas]], and the Vanavashikas; the [[Karanataka]], the [[Mahisha Kingdom|Mahishakas]], the Vikalpas, and also the Mushakas; the Jhillikas, the Kuntalas, the Saunridas, and the Nalakananas; the Kankutakas, the [[Chola Kingdom|Cholas]], and the Malavayakas; the Samangas, the Kanakas, the Kukkuras, and the Angara-marishas; the Samangas, the Karakas, the Kukuras, the Angaras, the Marishas: the Dhwajinis, the Utsavas, the Sanketas, the Trigartas, and the Salwasena; the Vakas, the Kokarakas, the Pashtris, and the Lamavegavasas; the Vindhyachulakas, the Pulindas, and the Valkalas; the Malavas, the Vallavas, the further-Vallavas, the Kulindas, the Kalavas, the Kuntaukas, and the Karatas; the Mrishakas, the Tanavalas, the Saniyas; the Alidas, the Pasivatas, the Tanayas, and the Sulanyas; the Rishikas, the [[Vidarbha Kingdom|Vidarbhas]], the Kakas, the Tanganas, and the further-Tanganas.<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> [[Kingdoms of Ancient India]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> *Mahabharata of Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa, translated to English by Kisari Mohan Ganguli<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> {{Tribes and kingdoms of the Mahabharata}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Kingdoms in the Mahabharata]]</div>

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