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The '''Kunti Kingdom''' was the kingdom of [[Kunti-Bhoja]], one of the prominent kings among the Bhoja [[Yadu|Yadavas]].<br />
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[[Kunti]], the mother of [[Pandava]]s and the first wife of [[Kuru is a shivam style (kingdom)|Kuru]] king [[Pandu]], was the adopted daughter of Kuntibhoja. Her given name was Pritha and she was a sister of [[Vasudeva]], the father of [[Krishna in the Mahābhārata|Vasudeva Krishna]]. The Kunti kingdom was neighbour to the [[Avanti Kingdom (Mahabharata)|Avanti Kingdom]]. It was probably to the north of Avanti.<br />
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== References in Mahabharata ==<br />
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=== The 18 tribes which fled due to attacks from Jarasandha ===<br />
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*Mahabharata, Book 2, Chapter 14<br />
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''[[Jarasandha]] was a powerful Ancient Indian king who ruled [[Magadha Kingdom|Magadha]].''<br />
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The eighteen tribes of the Bhojas, from fear of [[Jarasandha]], have all fled towards the west; so also have the [[Surasena Kingdom|Surasenas]], the Bhadrakas, the Vodhas, the [[Salwa Kingdom|Salwas]], the Patachchavas, the Susthalas, the Mukuttas, and the Kulindas, along with the Kuntis. And the king of the Salwayana tribe with their brethren and followers; and the southern [[Panchala Kingdom (Mahabharata)|Panchalas]] and the eastern [[Kosala Kingdom|Kosalas]] have all fled to the country of the Kuntis. So also the [[Matsya Kingdom|Matsyas]] and the Sannyastapadas, overcome with fear, leaving their dominions in the north, have fled into the southern country. And so all the Panchalas, alarmed at the power of [[Jarasandha]], have left their own kingdom and fled in all directions.<br />
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=== Kingdoms near Kuru Kingdom ===<br />
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''[[Pandavas]] thought about selecting one among these kingdoms to spend their 13th year of exile in anonymity, forced upon them by [[Duryodhana]].''<br />
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*Mahabharata, Book 4, Chapter 1<br />
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Surrounding the kingdom of the Kurus, are, many countries beautiful and abounding in corn, such as Panchala, Chedi, Matsya, Surasena, Pattachchara, Dasarna, Navarashtra, Malla, Salva, Yugandhara, Saurashtra, Avanti, and the spacious ''''''-Rashtra (Kingdom).<br />
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=== List of Kingdoms in Bharata Varsha (Ancient India) ===<br />
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*Mahabharata, Book 6, Chapter 9<br />
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''From the extract below, it seems there were two kingdoms with the name Kunti, one Kunti proper and the other Apara Kunti, which means a Kunti Kingdom farther away.''<br />
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.......the [[Chedi Kingdom|Chedis]], the [[Karusha]]s, the [[Bhoja]]s, the [[Sindhu]]s, the [[Pulindaka]]s, the [[Uttama]]s, the [[Dasharna]]s, the [[Mekala]]s, the [[Utkala Kingdom|Utkalas]]; the [[Panchala]]s, the [[Kausija]]s, the [[Nikarprishtha]]s, [[Dhurandhara]]s; the Sodhas, the [[Madrabhujinga]]s, the [[Kasi Kingdom|Kasi]]s, and the further-Kasis; the [[Jathera Kingdom|Jathara]]s, the [[Kukura Kingdom|Kukura]]s, the '''[[Kunti]]s''', the [[Avanti (India)|Avanti]]s, and the '''Apara-[[Kunti]]s'''; the [[Gomanta]]s, the [[Mandaka]]s, the [[Shanda]]s, the [[Vidarbha]]s, the [[Rupavahika]]s; the [[Aswaka]]s, the [[Pansurashtra]]s, the [[Goparashtra]]s, and the [[Karitya]]s; the [[Adhirjaya]]s,.....<br />
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=== Bhargava Rama's Annihilation of Khsatrias ===<br />
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*Mahabharata, Book 7, Chapter 68<br />
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The valiant son of Jamadagni, [[Bhargava Rama]], proceeding against the Kashmiras, the Daradas, the '''Kuntis''', the Kshudrakas, the Malavas, the Angas, the Vangas, the Kalingas, the Videhas, the Tamraliptakas, the Rakshovahas, the Vitahotras, the Trigartas, the Martikavatas, counting by thousand, slew them all by means of his whetted shafts.<br />
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=== Kurukshetra War ===<br />
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*Mahabharata, Book 8, Chapter 6<br />
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The '''Kuntis''' possessed of great prowess in battle, endued with great energy and great might, have been slain in fight by [[Bhishma]], with all their kinsmen and advisers.<br />
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==References==<br />
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*[[Kisari Mohan Ganguli]], ''The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose'', 1883–1896.<br />
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==External links==<br />
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