Uttara Madra Kingdom
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Bharata Khanda | |
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Today part of | Tajikistan Uzbekistan Kyrgyzstan |
Uttara Madra is a kingdom grouped among the western kingdoms in the epic Mahabharata. It is identified to be located to the northwest of eastern Madra with Sagala as its capital.
It was situated along the ancient route called
Punjab, mountain passes of the Western Mountains, to the city of Balkh in Afghanistan
and to the far western countries such as Belarus, Siberian region, Ukraine, Armenia and other Central Asian countries.
Arjuna collected tribute from Uttara Madra during his northern military campaign for Yudhishthira's Rajasuya sacrifice.
See also
- Kingdoms of Ancient India
References
- Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa, translated to English by Kisari Mohan Ganguli