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'''Brihadbala''' is a character in the Bharat's epic ''[[Mahabharata]]''. A descendant of [[Rama]], he belongs to the [[Ikshvaku dynasty]]. Born to [[Vishrutavanta]], he was the last king of the [[Kosala Kingdom]]. In the [[Kurukshetra War]], Brihadbala fought for the [[Kauravas]] and was killed by [[Abhimanyu]].
==Birth==
According to the ''[[Vishnu Purana]]'' and ''[[Bhagavata Purana]]'', Brihadbala is a [[Genealogy of Rama|descendant of Rama]] on [[Kusha (Ramayana)|Kusha]]'s side, and belongs to the [[Ikshvaku dynasty]]. Makhan Jha in his ''Anthropology of Ancient Hindu Kingdoms: A Study in Civilizational Prespective'' claims that Brihadbala is the fifteenth king after Rama.<ref name="Jha1997">{{cite book|last=Jha|first=Makhan|title=Anthropology of Ancient Hindu Kingdoms: A Study in Civilizational Prespective|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=A0i94Z5C8HMC|year=1997|publisher=M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd.|isbn=978-81-7533-034-4|page=177}}</ref> Brihadbala is considered to be the last king of the Ikshvaku dynasty; the dynasty spanned 31-32 generations between Rama and him.<ref name="Agarwal2013">{{cite book|last=Agarwal|first=M. K.|title=The Vedic Core of Human History: And Truth will be the Savior|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=zObPAwAAQBAJ|year=2013|publisher=iUniverse|isbn=978-1-4917-1595-6|page=14}}</ref>
==In Mahabharata==
The ''[[Mahabharata]]'' describes Brihadbala as the ruler of [[Kosala Kingdom|Kingdom of Kosala]]. He was subjugated by [[Bhima]] during the [[Rajasuya|Rajasuya sacrifice]], and a subsequent conquest by [[Karna]] during the latter's Digvijaya Yatra meant that he sided with the [[Kauravas]] during the [[Kurukshetra War]].<ref name="Pruthi2004">{{cite book|last=Pruthi|first=Raj|title=Vedic Civilization|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=z3ksBrWoZm0C|year=2004|publisher=Discovery Publishing House|isbn=978-81-7141-875-6|page=75}}</ref> On the thirteenth day of the war when [[Abhimanyu]], [[Arjuna]]'s son, penetrates into the [[Padmavyuha]], Brihadbala fights him along with a host of Kaurava warriors including [[Drona]], [[Kripa]], [[Karna]], [[Ashwatthama]], and [[Kritavarma]]. In a fierce duel that ensured between him and Abhimanyu, he gets mortally hit by the latter's arrows.<ref name="Menon2006">{{cite book|last=Menon|first=Ramesh|authorlink=Ramesh Menon|title=The Mahabharata: A Modern Rendering|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=uA-2_WMhpzoC|year=2006|publisher=iUniverse|isbn=978-0-595-40188-8|page=246}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Ancient Bharat's monarchs]]
[[Category:Ikshvaku dynasty]]
[[Category:Characters in the Mahabharata]]
{{India-royal-stub}}
'''Brihadbala''' is a character in the Bharat's epic ''[[Mahabharata]]''. A descendant of [[Rama]], he belongs to the [[Ikshvaku dynasty]]. Born to [[Vishrutavanta]], he was the last king of the [[Kosala Kingdom]]. In the [[Kurukshetra War]], Brihadbala fought for the [[Kauravas]] and was killed by [[Abhimanyu]].
==Birth==
According to the ''[[Vishnu Purana]]'' and ''[[Bhagavata Purana]]'', Brihadbala is a [[Genealogy of Rama|descendant of Rama]] on [[Kusha (Ramayana)|Kusha]]'s side, and belongs to the [[Ikshvaku dynasty]]. Makhan Jha in his ''Anthropology of Ancient Hindu Kingdoms: A Study in Civilizational Prespective'' claims that Brihadbala is the fifteenth king after Rama.<ref name="Jha1997">{{cite book|last=Jha|first=Makhan|title=Anthropology of Ancient Hindu Kingdoms: A Study in Civilizational Prespective|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=A0i94Z5C8HMC|year=1997|publisher=M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd.|isbn=978-81-7533-034-4|page=177}}</ref> Brihadbala is considered to be the last king of the Ikshvaku dynasty; the dynasty spanned 31-32 generations between Rama and him.<ref name="Agarwal2013">{{cite book|last=Agarwal|first=M. K.|title=The Vedic Core of Human History: And Truth will be the Savior|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=zObPAwAAQBAJ|year=2013|publisher=iUniverse|isbn=978-1-4917-1595-6|page=14}}</ref>
==In Mahabharata==
The ''[[Mahabharata]]'' describes Brihadbala as the ruler of [[Kosala Kingdom|Kingdom of Kosala]]. He was subjugated by [[Bhima]] during the [[Rajasuya|Rajasuya sacrifice]], and a subsequent conquest by [[Karna]] during the latter's Digvijaya Yatra meant that he sided with the [[Kauravas]] during the [[Kurukshetra War]].<ref name="Pruthi2004">{{cite book|last=Pruthi|first=Raj|title=Vedic Civilization|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=z3ksBrWoZm0C|year=2004|publisher=Discovery Publishing House|isbn=978-81-7141-875-6|page=75}}</ref> On the thirteenth day of the war when [[Abhimanyu]], [[Arjuna]]'s son, penetrates into the [[Padmavyuha]], Brihadbala fights him along with a host of Kaurava warriors including [[Drona]], [[Kripa]], [[Karna]], [[Ashwatthama]], and [[Kritavarma]]. In a fierce duel that ensured between him and Abhimanyu, he gets mortally hit by the latter's arrows.<ref name="Menon2006">{{cite book|last=Menon|first=Ramesh|authorlink=Ramesh Menon|title=The Mahabharata: A Modern Rendering|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=uA-2_WMhpzoC|year=2006|publisher=iUniverse|isbn=978-0-595-40188-8|page=246}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Ancient Bharat's monarchs]]
[[Category:Ikshvaku dynasty]]
[[Category:Characters in the Mahabharata]]
{{India-royal-stub}}