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. West Bengal ( Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ Poshchim Bônggo poʃtʃim bɔŋgo is a state in eastern India. ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn Bangladesh) officially It was a seafaring nation of ancient India. The founders of five eastern kingdoms, which included: - Angas, Vangas, Kalingas, Pundras and Suhmas shared a common ancestry. The earliest reference to Angas (अंग occurs in the Atharava Veda (V 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 Suhma was an eastern kingdom located in regions now occupied by West Bengal and Bangladesh.
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References in Mahabharata
At (6:9) the Angas, the Vangas and the Kalingas were mentioned as close kingdoms in Bharata Varsha (Ancient India). Anga was a kingdom ruled by non Vedic rulers Anga king Lomapada was a friend of Kosala king Dasaratha. Kalinga forms the sea shore of Orissa state in India. Kuru king Duryodhana 's wife was from Kalinga Whatever regions of sacred waters and whatever other holy palaces there were in Vanga and Kalinga, Arjuna visited all of them, during his pilgrimage lasting for 12 years throughout the ancient India (Mbh 1:217). Kalinga forms the sea shore of Orissa state in India. Kuru king Duryodhana 's wife was from Kalinga Arjuna or Arjun ( Sanskrit: अर्जुन arjuna) is one of the heroes of the Hindu epic Mahābhārata, whose name
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. 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 Suhma was an eastern kingdom located in regions now occupied by West Bengal and Bangladesh. 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).
Bhima's expedition to Vanga
Having subjugated Karna (of Anga Kingdom) and brought him under his sway, the mighty hero then vanquished the powerful king of the mountainous regions. Karna ( Sanskrit: कर्ण written Karṇa in IAST transliteration is one of the central characters of the Mahābhārata. Anga was a kingdom ruled by non Vedic rulers Anga king Lomapada was a friend of Kosala king Dasaratha. And the son of Pandu then slew in a fierce encounter, by the strength of his arms, the mighty king who dwelt in Madagiri. In the Mahābhārata epic Pandu ( Sanskrit: पाण्डु is the son of Vichitravirya and his second wife Ambalika from Vyasa And the Pandava then, 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 , 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 And 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 Mlechchha tribes. Suhma was an eastern kingdom located in regions now occupied by West Bengal and Bangladesh. See Bharatas (tribe for the Vedic tribe. Bharatakula also Bharathas are a Sri Lankan Caste of Paravar Mleccha (from Vedic Sanskrit म्लेच्छ mleccha, meaning "non- Aryan, Barbarian " is a derogatory term for people who did Bhima having thus conquered various countries, and exacting tributes from them all advanced towards Lohity (2:29). In the Mahābhārata, Bhima ( Sanskrit: भीम IAST: Bhīma was the second of the Pandava brothers Lauhitya (Lohity Lohitya etc as variations was the eastern-most country (it is also the name of a river known to the people of the epic-age ( Treta Yuga or Dwapara Yuga
Other expeditions to Vanga
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 were all vanquished by Bhargava Rama (7:68). Kasmira was a kingdom grouped under the northern kingdoms as per the epic Daradas were a people who lived north to the Kashmir valley This kingdom is identified to be the Gilgit region in Kashmir along the river Sindhu As per the epic Mahabharata, the Kunti Kingdom was the kingdom of Kuntibhoja, one of the prominent kings among the Bhoja Yadavas. Malava kingdom was one among the many kingdoms ruled by the Yadava kings in the central and western India corresponding to the Malwa region Anga was a kingdom ruled by non Vedic rulers Anga king Lomapada was a friend of Kosala king Dasaratha. Kalinga forms the sea shore of Orissa state in India. Kuru king Duryodhana 's wife was from Kalinga Videha was the kingdom of the royal sage Seeradhwaja Janaka. He is the father of Sita the wife of Raghava Rama. Trigarta was a kingdom mentioned in the epic Mahabharata. Mahabharata mentions two different Trigarta kingdoms one in the west close to the Sivi Kingdom and the other This article deals with the historical aspects of Bhargava Rama
Karna reduced the Angas, and the Bangas, and the Kalingas, and the Mandikas, and the Magadhas. Karna ( Sanskrit: कर्ण written Karṇa in IAST transliteration is one of the central characters of the Mahābhārata. Anga was a kingdom ruled by non Vedic rulers Anga king Lomapada was a friend of Kosala king Dasaratha. 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 Magadha in Indian epic literature the Karkakhandas; and also included with them the Avasiras, Yodhyas, and the Ahikshatras (3:252).
The Angas , the Vangas, the Kalingas , the Magadhas, the Kasis, the Kosalas, the Vatsyas, the Gargyas, the Karushas and the Paundras were mentioned to be vanquished by Vasudeva Krishna (7:11). Anga was a kingdom ruled by non Vedic rulers Anga king Lomapada was a friend of Kosala king Dasaratha. 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 Magadha in Indian epic literature Kasi (Kashi was an ancient kingdom with Varanasi as its capital on the banks of Ganges River. Kosala Proper or Uttara Kosala is the kigdom of the celebrated personality of Treta Yuga, Raghava Rama. Vatsa was a kingdom situated in the Gangatic plain with Kausambi as its capital now known as Kosam a small town in Uttar Pradesh. Karusha Kingdom was one among the many kingdoms ruled by Yadava kings in the central and western India This article is about the kingdom of Pundra in Indian epic literature This article describes Krishna's role in the Mahabharata For the main article on Krishna see Krishna.
Arjuna defeated the countries of the Bangas, the Pundras, and the Kosalas (14:82) in his military campaign after Kurukshetra War. Arjuna or Arjun ( Sanskrit: अर्जुन arjuna) is one of the heroes of the Hindu epic Mahābhārata, whose name This article is about the kingdom of Pundra in Indian epic literature Kosala Proper or Uttara Kosala is the kigdom of the celebrated personality of Treta Yuga, Raghava Rama. The Kurukshetra War ( Devangari: कुरुक्षेत्र युद्ध forms an essential component of the Hindu epic Mahābhārata
Tributes to Yudhisthira
The kings of Anga and Vanga, and Pundra were mentioned as attending the court of Yudhisthira at (2:4). Anga was a kingdom ruled by non Vedic rulers Anga king Lomapada was a friend of Kosala king Dasaratha. This article is about the kingdom of Pundra in Indian epic literature In the great Hindu epic Mahabharata, Yudhisthira ( Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर yudhiṣṭhira) the eldest son of King The Vangas and Angas and Paundras and Odras and Cholas and Dravidas and Andhakas were mentioned to be giving tribute to Yudhisthira (3:51). Anga was a kingdom ruled by non Vedic rulers Anga king Lomapada was a friend of Kosala king Dasaratha. This article is about the kingdom of Pundra in Indian epic literature Odra was a country located in the northern Orissa. This kingdom was mentioned in the epic Mahabharata. Chola was a powerful southern kingdom They were mentioned in the epic Mahabharata. During the time of Mahabharata Dravida was mentioned as one among the kingdoms ruled by non-Vedic tribes in southern India Andhra was a kingdom mentioned in the epic Mahabharata, ruled by non-Vedic kings In the great Hindu epic Mahabharata, Yudhisthira ( Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर yudhiṣṭhira) the eldest son of King The Angas , the Vangas, , the Punras, the Sanavatyas, and the Gayas—these good and well-born Kshatriyas distributed into regular clans and trained to the use of arms, brought tribute unto king Yudhishthira by hundreds and thousands. Anga was a kingdom ruled by non Vedic rulers Anga king Lomapada was a friend of Kosala king Dasaratha. This article is about the kingdom of Pundra in Indian epic literature Kshatriya (क्षत्रिय kṣatriya from क्षत्र kṣatra) is one of the four varnas (social orders in Hinduism In the great Hindu epic Mahabharata, Yudhisthira ( Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर yudhiṣṭhira) the eldest son of King And the Vangas, the Kalingas, the Magadhas, the Tamraliptas, the Supundrakas, the Dauvalikas, the Sagarakas, the Patrornas, the Saisavas, and innumerable Karnapravaranas, were found waiting at the gate (2:51). 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 Magadha in Indian epic literature
Vangas in Kurukshetra War
Vanga army was skilled in handling war elephants. A war elephant is an Elephant trained and guided by humans for combat They sided with the Kauravas. The term Kaurava ( Sanskrit:कौरव is a Sanskrit term that means a descendant of Kuru, a legendary king who is the ancestor of many of the characters
Vangas sided with Duryodhana in the Kurukshetra War (8:17) along with the Kalingas. In the Hindu epic the Mahābhārata, Duryodhana (दुर्योधन is the eldest son of the blind king Dhritarashtra by Queen Gandhari The Kurukshetra War ( Devangari: कुरुक्षेत्र युद्ध forms an essential component of the Hindu epic Mahābhārata Kalinga forms the sea shore of Orissa state in India. Kuru king Duryodhana 's wife was from Kalinga They are mentioned as part of the Kaurava army at (7:158). The term Kaurava ( Sanskrit:कौरव is a Sanskrit term that means a descendant of Kuru, a legendary king who is the ancestor of many of the characters Many foremost of combatants skilled in elephant-fight, belonging to the Easterners, the Southerners, the Angas, the Vangas, the Pundras, the Magadhas, the Tamraliptakas, the Mekalas, the Koshalas, the Madras, the Dasharnas, the Nishadas united with the Kalingas (8:22). Anga was a kingdom ruled by non Vedic rulers Anga king Lomapada was a friend of Kosala king Dasaratha. This article is about the kingdom of Pundra in Indian epic literature This article is about the kingdom of Magadha in Indian epic literature Kosala Proper or Uttara Kosala is the kigdom of the celebrated personality of Treta Yuga, Raghava Rama. Madra Kingdom was a kingdom grouped among the western kingdoms in the epic Mahabharata. Dasarna kingdom was one among the many kingdoms ruled by Yadava kings in the central and western India Kalinga forms the sea shore of Orissa state in India. Kuru king Duryodhana 's wife was from Kalinga Satyaki, pierced the vitals of the elephant belonging to the king of the Vangas 8:22). Satyaki (सत्यकि also called Yuyudhana is a powerful warrior belong to the Yadava-Vrishni Dynasty of Lord Krishna, in the Mahābhārata
Bhagadatta was mentioned as the ruler of the Vanga kingdom that took part in the Kurukshetra War. For the Butterfly Genus, see Bhagadatta (butterfly. Bhagadatta was a mythological king of the city of Pragjyotisha The Kurukshetra War ( Devangari: कुरुक्षेत्र युद्ध forms an essential component of the Hindu epic Mahābhārata
Behind Duryodhana proceeded the ruler of the Vangas, with ten thousand elephants, huge as hills, and each with juice trickling down (6:92). In the Hindu epic the Mahābhārata, Duryodhana (दुर्योधन is the eldest son of the blind king Dhritarashtra by Queen Gandhari The ruler of the Vangas (Bhagadatta) mounting upon an elephant huge as a hill, drove towards the Rakshasa, Ghatotkacha. For the Butterfly Genus, see Bhagadatta (butterfly. Bhagadatta was a mythological king of the city of Pragjyotisha Ghatotkacha ( Sanskrit घटोत्कच as per the Mahābhārata epic was the son of Bhima and Hidimbi (Hidimbaa classically . On the field of battle, with the mighty elephant of great speed, Bhagadatta placed himself in the very front of Duryodhana’s car. In the Hindu epic the Mahābhārata, Duryodhana (दुर्योधन is the eldest son of the blind king Dhritarashtra by Queen Gandhari And with that elephant he completely shrouded the car of thy son. Beholding then the way (to Duryodhana’s car) thus covered by the intelligent king of the Vangas, the eyes of Ghatotkacha became red in anger. And he ruled that huge dart, before upraised, at that elephant. Struck with that dart hurled from the arms of Ghatotkacha, that elephant, covered with blood and in great agony, fell down and died. The mighty king of the Vangas, however, quickly jumping down from that elephant, alighted on the ground (6:93).
Rulers of Vanga
At (2:29) two rulers Samudrasena and Chadrasena were mentioned. It is not clear if they were rulers of Vanga kingdom. Karna is mentioned as the ruler of Anga and Vanga at (2:43). Karna ( Sanskrit: कर्ण written Karṇa in IAST transliteration is one of the central characters of the Mahābhārata. Anga was a kingdom ruled by non Vedic rulers Anga king Lomapada was a friend of Kosala king Dasaratha. Paundraka Vasudeva, an ally of Jarasandha and enemy of Vasudeva Krishna is mentioned as king of Vanga, Pundra and the Kiratas at (2:14). Jarasandha ( Sanskrit: जरासंध the king of Magadha, is a character of the epic Mahābhārata. This article describes Krishna's role in the Mahabharata For the main article on Krishna see Krishna. This article is about the kingdom of Pundra in Indian epic literature Bhagadatta is mentioned as the ruler of Vanga at (8:22).
Probably all these rulers had a stake in the territory of Vanga. All of them were mentioned as ruling the neighbouring kingdoms of Vanga, in other passages in Mahabharata. Bhagadatta was the ruler of Pragjyotisha Kingdom to the north of Vanga. Pragjyotisha was a mythological kingdom first mentioned in the Hindu epics and later Hindu literature Paundraka Vasudeva ruled Pundra Kingdom to the east of Vanga and Karna ruled Anga Kingdom to the west of Vanga. This article is about the kingdom of Pundra in Indian epic literature Anga was a kingdom ruled by non Vedic rulers Anga king Lomapada was a friend of Kosala king Dasaratha.
Other References
Kings of Kalinga and Vanga were mentioned as attending the self choice ceremony of the Panchala princess, along with Vasudeva the king of Pundra (1:189),(2:33). Kalinga forms the sea shore of Orissa state in India. Kuru king Duryodhana 's wife was from Kalinga For the Genus of Gossamer-winged butterflies, see Panchala (butterfly. This article is about the kingdom of Pundra in Indian epic literature
See also
References
- Mahabharata of Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa, translated to English by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
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