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Overview

• Janapada Overview
• Places
• Personalities
• Tribes
• Culture
• Other

Culture

• Hastina: The war-tank of ancient bharatavarsha, tamed in deep history by the deva indra. In recent history, elephants were introduced to military contingents by the somavanshi ayu, who was the first to tame a wild elephant. They are now common to all tribal armies.
• Mandir: Bharatavarsha is a body, dharma is its consciousness, mandirs are the synaptic nodes.
• Shreni: The name for a trading guild.
• Yajna: The primary ritual of bharatavarsha.

Other

• Unsorted: Unsorted items in the janapada.

Personalities

• Abhyavartin: An anava rajan who rose to the status of samrat. Key ally of rajan divodasa in the wars against dasa shambara.
• Aneni: The illustrious daughter of chakravartin mandhatra yauvanashva. She briefly ruled the western suryavanshi till her nephew came of age.
• Angira: Ancient maharishi, the angara-rasa, a magicial metallurgist who instructed the primal adityas.
• Arishtanemi: The younger son of rajani kashi, born in the clan of chakravartin bharata. An eccentric drashta and brother to rishi gritsamada.
• Ayu: The son of pururava and second rajan in the somavansha dynasty. Father to chakravartin nahusha. Military commander of exalted lore. The last somavanshi rajan to complete training under the suryavanshi.
• Bhagiratha: The illustrious suryavanshi rajan of lore, who mapped the contours of the upper himalaya and discovered the ganga’s mouth. Revived agriculture in the gangetic plains.
• Bharadvaja: A venerated maharishi among the bharata janapada, was purohita to rajan divodasa. Kindled the first vedi yajna along the sarasvati river.
• Bharata: Son of dushyanta and shakuntala, chakravartin of the new era. Revived the puru dynasty and established the first janapada. Brought the pancha gana under his command and formed alliance with the suryavansha to bring prosperity to all of bharatavarsha, which thus earned its name.
• Brihaspati: The venerated and ancient drashta, descended from maharishi angira, who was purohita and war-commander for chakravartin mandhatra. Some of the earliest mantras chanted by the bharatas are codified by him.
• Chitraratha: The legendary gandharva chieftain who fought several battles with chakravartin nahusha, before the two forged a last alliance and a lifelong friendship.
• Dirghatama: Possibly a younger brother to maharishi brihaspati, though in suryavanshi records he is remembered as a nephew. A drashta whose mantras are considered sacred by the bharata janapada.
• Divodasa: The illustrious rajan of the janapada, grandfather to sudas paijavana, who finally resolved the dasa threat and defeated dasa shambara in collaboration with rajans abhyavartin chayamana of the anavas and dasharatha ajaputra of the suryavanshi. Not to be confused with the rajan of kashi by the same name.
• Gritsamada: The elder son of rajani kashi, heir-apparent to the regency of kashi. A rishi with highly developed drishti. Uncle to sudas paijavana.
• Havishmana: The last and final surya, the death of whom galvanized marici havishmanaputra to unite the scattered solar tribes.
• Mandhatra: Chakravartin of legend and lore, who waged war on and defeated each of the pancha-gana tribes. Possibly remembered as trasadasyu in the legends active among bharata bards. At its peak, his empire extended from east of ayodhya to the remote city of gandhara in the far west.
• Nahusha: Chakravartin of lore and legend, who fortified the somavanshi foundations established by his grandfather pururava and father ayu. Waged many battles with the gandharvas before forming a lasting alliance with them.
• Puru: The youngest son of chakravartin yayati, who inherited the primary kingdom between sarasvati and drishadvati rivers. Progenitor to the puru-bharatas.
• Pururava: The son of ila, grandson of vaivasvat manu, nephew to ikshvaku, grandfather to nahusha, and founder of the somavanshi dynasty. Established alliance with the apsaras after he married the apsara urvashi.
• Samvarna: Bharata rajan in the line of the southern-panchalas. Elder cousin to sudas paijavana.
• Shambara: The most legendary dasa chieftain, who for many years raided and sacked the cities of bharatavarsha. Was finally defeated by the alliance between anavas, bharatas and the suryavanshi, led respectively by abhyavartin, divodasa and dasharatha.
• Sudas: Heir of the northern-panchalas, and grandson to divodasa. Currently the rajan of the bharata janapada.
• Tarkasura: Mythic daitya figure of the ancient eras, revered by the anavas, druhyus and even the dasas. Shrines dedicated to him can be found across bharatavarsha.
• Urvashi: The apsara wife of pururava, and matriarch to the somavanshi dynasty.
• Vasishtha: The name for maharishi vasishtha of the ancient era, and all biological or spiritual descendants since. Vasishthas have traditionally been purohitas to the suryavanshi, and the vasistha named maitravaruni is now purohita to sudas paijavana.
• Yogasiddha: The exalted sister of rishi brihaspati, who later migrated east and delivered the knowledge of dharma and yoga to the far-east islands outside of bharatavarsha.

Places

• Ahikshetra: Capital city of the north-panchalas, nestled at the foothills of the himalaya. A long and glorious past, it was founded as a simple ashrama by maharishi atri.
• Aosnara: A far-west outpost of bharatavarsha, critical for trade with kushavarsha and lands further west of it. Has often been controlled by mlecchas over its long history.
• Ayodhya: Ancient and grand capital of the suryavanshis, founded by ayuddha who was great-grandson to the solar founder ikshvaku. Was abandoned after the haihaya sack and reclaimed by sagara.
• Bhagirathapura: The ancient village in the upper himalaya. It began as a site of tapasya by bhagiratha, and is now a place of pilgrimage for the suryavanshi and janaka tribes.
• Bhairavaghati: The forgotten settlement beyond the himalaya, location of the 4th great battle between daityas and adityas. Visited by sudas paijavana during his travels.
• Bharatapura: Established as a retirement ashrama by chakravartin bharata after he stepped down from rule. Became capital city for his son suhotra, it is now a pilgrimage town.
• Girivraja: Remote and fortified city of the eastern anavas. Precise location is unknown, but it controls all trade that flows to the east.
• Haradvara: The northern of the two cities founded by dushyanta aila, along the banks of the ganga. One of bharatavarsha’s most ancient cities. A site of pilgrimage for people of the pancha-gana and the suryavansha alike. For the latter, it has special status as the site where bhagiratha resided for ten years.
• Hastinapura: Ancient city that was nearly razed to the ground by chakravartin mandhatra. Rehabilitated by chakravartin bharata, it is now a capital city to the primary bharata lineage.
• Hemapura: Dasa stronghold that was final base of shambara. Was sieged and destroyed by the final campaign of rajan divodasa. Currently a grain and small arms storage site.
• Kalivangana: A large and prosperous city along the sarasvati river, said to have been settled by vaivasvat manu himself. Was gifted to pururava at his marriage, and has remained in puru control since except for the brief period when chakravartin mandhatra was regent.
• Kampilya: Capital city of the southern panchalas. Grand, awe-inspiring, and historic. Was marked for becoming the capital of chakravartin mandhatra, who commissioned kampilya’s famous surya and indra temples.
• Kanvakund: Sacred site for the puru-bharatas, this is where young dushyanta first met shakuntala, and the chakravartin-to-be bharata was conceived.
• Kanyakubja: Large urban center founded by chakravartin bharata. Named after a young hunch-backed girl he met here, who sold to him flowers and brought him respite during his ardous ashvamedha.
• Kashi: Large urban center and possibly bharatavarsha’s most ancient city. It was abandoned in the previous eras and rediscovered by sunahotra, the younger son of chakravartin bharata during the latter’s ashvamedha. Gifted by bharata to his daughter, who he named kashi in the city’s honour.
• Madra: An ancient settlement on the sarasvati river, said to have been the site of prahlad’s tapasya in the ancient epoch. Underground dwellings and cave paintings have been discovered here, and madra is now a primary source of mined bronze for the bharata janapada.
• Mathura: A settlement by the yamuna that has grown to become a large city. Was briefly occupied by asuras led by lavana, and reclaimed by the suryavanshis during the reign of chakravartin rama dasharathi. Gifted to the vrishni yadavas in marriage.
• Mohandvara: The southern of the two cities established by dushyanta aila. Situated at the western bank of the sindhu river, its purpose is to defend against mlecchas from the west and act as advance guard to the inner cities.
• Nandigrama: The village founded by bharata, brother of chakravartin rama dasharathi (not to be confused with chakravartin bharata daushyanti). Sacked by haihaya yadavas many times over, and resettled each time.
• Navaghati: The south-western port city at the point where sarasvati meets the ocean. Founded by the early yadava clans and still settled primarily by their descendants.
• Plaksha: Ancient town founded by maharishi kashyapa. The birthplace of bharata, his sons, of divodasa and of sudas paijavana. Sacred pilgrimage town for all puru-bharatas.
• Prasthala: Large urban center situated on the drishadvati river. Focal town for the flow of trade into and out of bharatavarsha. Briefly ruled by the anavas, it is now firmly under bharata control.
• Pratishthana: The ancient name for prayag - confluence of ganga and yamuna, and still used by the city’s old families. Was founded by ila, daughter of vaivasvat manu, and was the first capital of the somavanshi dynasty.
• Prithupura: Distant west city outside of bharatavarsha, but named after its first chakravartin - prithu vainya, who is said to have founded it. Key point on the international trade route that goes from prasthala to ur, via aosnara and prithupura.
• Pushkara: Ancient site along the sarasvati, revered as a site where the adityas of the previous epochs resided. Underground caves in pushkara have revealed elaborate halls and architecture.
• Rohitashva: The suryavanshi refuge along the ganga, downstream of kashi. Was constructed by the suryavanshi rohit, after the sack of ayodhya by the haihayas. Today it serves as a suryavanshi fort.
• Sakala: Grand capital of the anavas, founded by maharishi kashyapa and later developed by samrat abhyavartin chayamana. Sacked several times by the dasas, especially during the era of dasa shambara. Resettled and constructed grander each time.
• Shaktivati: A yadava town on the charmanvati river, abandoned after the sack of haihayas.
• Sivipuri: The old capital of the anavas, named after its founder - chakravartin sivi ausinara. Routinely faced attacks by dasa warriors before the reign of rajan divodasa. Now a peaceful, growing city.
• Ur: Far western city beyond kushavarsha. Major trade partner to the bharata janapada.
• Vitabhya: Ancient city at the confluence of the shatadru and sindhu rivers. Now abandoned, after repeated mleccha raids.
• Vrindavan: Village near mathura, favoured grazing ground for the cattle herds of the vrishni yadavas.
• Yamaprastha: Gandharva capital city during the era of chakravartin nahusha.
• Yaudheya: Ancient town along the sarasvati that was home to havishmana surya, and then to his son marici. In the ancient eras, people of yaudheya lived in underground dwelling pits.

Tribes

• Anava: One of the pancha-gana, or five tribes, descended from chakravartin yayati nahushya. By the era of sudas paijavana, they have turned belligerent.
• Apsara: The tribe from beyond the himalaya with a semi-mythic status among the people of the plains. Known to be masters of song and dance, remnants survive in forest such as naimisharanya.
• Dasa: The name given by bharatas to a conglomerate of enemy and mleccha tribes. Dasa bands are composed of druhyus, danavas, anavas, shighras, shakas, hunas, yavanas and more. They have become rare in bharatavarsha since the defeat of their leader shambara at the hands of rajan divodasa.
• Dasyu: A sub-section of dasas composed entirely of mantric priests and fire-purohitas. Considered by bharatas to be fallen angiras, they draw descent directly from diti, the first wife of maharishi kashyapa of the old eras.
• Gandharva: A tribe from beyond the himalaya that have resided in bharatavarsha from the earliest eras. Fought on the aditya side throughout the wars of the early manvantaras. Were in conflict with manushya tribes till their chieftain chitraratha forged an alliance with chakravartin nahusha.
• Vrishni: A yadava subclan, found residing the yamuna river before its confluence with ganga.
• Yadava: One of the five pancha-gana tribes descended from chakravartin yayati nahushya. Named after yayati’s eldest son - yadu. Several yadava subclans abound, vrishni and haihaya being more prominent among them.
• Yavana: A mleccha tribe from the far west. Yavanas often fought in dasa armies, though some yavana thinkers - calling themselves ‘wisdom-lovers’ often visit bharatavarsha to learn from its drashtas.