Suhma was an eastern kingdom located in regions now occupied by West Bengal and Bangladesh. West Bengal ( Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ Poshchim Bônggo poʃtʃim bɔŋgo is a state in eastern India. ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn Bangladesh) officially This kingdom was mentioned in the epic Mahabharata along with its neighbouring kingdom Prasuhma, which was in the present day Bangladesh. ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn Bangladesh) officially The founders of five eastern kingdoms, which included: - Angas Vangas, Kalingas, Pundras and Suhmas shared a common ancestry. Anga was a kingdom ruled by non Vedic rulers Anga king Lomapada was a friend of Kosala king Dasaratha. Vanga (also known as Banga was a kingdom located in the eastern part of the Indian sub-continent and comprised of modern West Bengal and what is now Bangladesh Kalinga forms the sea shore of Orissa state in India. Kuru king Duryodhana 's wife was from Kalinga This article is about the kingdom of Pundra in Indian epic literature
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The founders of five eastern kingdoms, which included: Angas Vangas, Kalingas, Pundras and Suhmas shared a common ancestry. Anga was a kingdom ruled by non Vedic rulers Anga king Lomapada was a friend of Kosala king Dasaratha. Vanga (also known as Banga was a kingdom located in the eastern part of the Indian sub-continent and comprised of modern West Bengal and what is now Bangladesh Kalinga forms the sea shore of Orissa state in India. Kuru king Duryodhana 's wife was from Kalinga This article is about the kingdom of Pundra in Indian epic literature They were all adopted sons of a king named Vali (Bali), born by a sage named Gautama Dirghatamas, who lived in Magadha close to the city of Girivraja. This article is about the kingdom of Magadha in Indian epic literature (See also Kalinga Kingdom. Kalinga forms the sea shore of Orissa state in India. Kuru king Duryodhana 's wife was from Kalinga ) (1:104), (2:21).
Military expeditions to Suhma
Pandu ( the father of Pandavas) after defeating the Magadhas and the Videhas of Mithila, led his army against Kasi, Suhma, and Pundra, and by the strength and prowess of his arms spread the fame of the Kurus (1:113). In the Mahābhārata epic Pandu ( Sanskrit: पाण्डु is the son of Vichitravirya and his second wife Ambalika from Vyasa In the Hindu epic Mahābhārata, the Pandava (or Pandawa brothers ( Sanskrit: पाण्डव pāṇḍavaḥ are the five acknowledged sons of This article is about the kingdom of Magadha in Indian epic literature Videha was the kingdom of the royal sage Seeradhwaja Janaka. He is the father of Sita the wife of Raghava Rama. Mithila ( Sanskrit: मिथिला mithilā) was a city in Ancient India, the capital of the Videha Kingdom This article is about the kingdom of Pundra in Indian epic literature The Kuru kingdom was ruled by the Kuru clan of kings The Pandavas and Kauravas were Kurus Other than these Kurus of India, there was another
Arjuna, that bull amongst the son of Pandu, at the head of all his troops, fiercely attacked the regions called Suhma and Sumala (2:26) during his military campaign to collect tribute to Yudhisthira's Rajasuya. Arjuna or Arjun ( Sanskrit: अर्जुन arjuna) is one of the heroes of the Hindu epic Mahābhārata, whose name In the Mahābhārata epic Pandu ( Sanskrit: पाण्डु is the son of Vichitravirya and his second wife Ambalika from Vyasa In the great Hindu epic Mahabharata, Yudhisthira ( Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर yudhiṣṭhira) the eldest son of King Rajasuya was a sacrifice described in detail in the Mahabharata, performed by the ancient kings of India who considered themselves powerful enough to be an Emperor
Bhima vanquished in battle the Suhmas and the Prasuhmas. In the Mahābhārata, Bhima ( Sanskrit: भीम IAST: Bhīma was the second of the Pandava brothers The Pandava Bhima subjugated in battle those strong and brave heroes of fierce prowess, viz. In the Hindu epic Mahābhārata, the Pandava (or Pandawa brothers ( Sanskrit: पाण्डव pāṇḍavaḥ are the five acknowledged sons of In the Mahābhārata, Bhima ( Sanskrit: भीम IAST: Bhīma was the second of the Pandava brothers , the heroic and mighty Vasudeva, the king of Pundra and king Mahaujah who reigned in Kausika-kachchha, and then attacked the king of Vanga. This article is about the kingdom of Pundra in Indian epic literature Vanga (also known as Banga was a kingdom located in the eastern part of the Indian sub-continent and comprised of modern West Bengal and what is now Bangladesh Having vanquished Samudrasena and king Chandrasena and Tamralipta, and also the king of the Karvatas and the ruler of the Suhmas, as also the kings that dwelt on the sea-shore, that bull among the Bharatas then conquered all Mleccha tribes. Mleccha (from Vedic Sanskrit म्लेच्छ mleccha, meaning "non- Aryan, Barbarian " is a derogatory term for people who did (2:29).
Karna also subjugated the Pundras and Suhmas (8:8). This article is about the kingdom of Pundra in Indian epic literature
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References
- Mahabharata of Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa, translated to English by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
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