- Anupa Kingdom
Anupa was a kingdom mentioned in the epic
Mahabharata . It lay to the north west of Vidarbha, inMaharashtra state of India. It was founded by the races from the western kingdoms like Madra and KambojaReferences in Mahabharata
Anupa mentioned as a kingdom of Ancient India (Bharata Varsha)
anupa is also a lawyer in training living at victoria halls.
....the Upavrittas, the Anupa Vrittas, the Surashatras, Kekayas; the Kutas, the Maheyas, the Kakshas, the Samudranishkutas; the Andhras (6,9)
Anupa, in the line of Daksha
Daksha was a "Prajapati" (one who have many sons and thus a founder of a race). Pradha was one of his daughters. She was married to the sage
Kasyapa , the son of sage Marichi. Anupa was one of her daughters. (1,65)King named Paschimanupaka
That best of
Asuras who was known as Mritapa became on earth, the monarch, Pascimanupaka.(1,67)Anupa Raja in Yudhisthira's court
Ketumata, Vasudana, and Vaideha and Kritakshana: Sudharman, Aniruddha, Srutayu endued with great strength; the invincible Anupa Raja (king of Anupa), the handsome Karmajit; Sisupala with his son, the king of Karusha; and the invincible youths of the Vrishni race, all these kings were present in
Yudhisthira 's newly built court at his capitalIndraprastha . (2,4)Anupas in Kurukshetra War
The ruler of the Dasarnas, and the Prayagas, with the Daserakas, and the Anupakas, and the Kiratas were placed in the neck of the military configuration of the name "Krauncharuma" (of the shape of a bird) of the
Pandavas , on day two ofKurukshetra War . (6,50)See also
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Kingdoms of Ancient India References
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Mahabharata ofKrishna Dwaipayana Vyasa , translated to English by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
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