Today we bring to you a story from pre - pre history , a story older than Mahabharat , involving ancestors of Kurus . The FIRST recorded Battle of History and a story of establishment of Bharatvarsha ... found in the oldest text of mankind Rigveda Each Manvantara or age of Manu is created and ruled by a specific Manu, who in turn is created by Brahma, the Creator himself. Vaivasvata Manu: the King of all mankind and the first human being on Earth, is the seventh Manu.( 7 more will come to create one KALPA or AEON or Day of Bhrama ) Ikshavaku was his Successor and ANCESTOR of RAMA. King SUDAS (of Ikshavaku dynasty)was from a long lineage of Kings going back thousands of years since Manu and the ancestor of Lord Shri Rama of Ayodhya. The ten Kings war or the das- rajanya war (दाशराज्ञ युद्ध) is the Worlds first recorded Battle . The evidence is chronologically recorded in various Puranas with reference to Suryavanshi + Chandravanshi Kings . This war seems to have taken place sometimes between 7500-8900 BCE- nearly 5400 years preceding the Mahabharata war, as per Puranic chronology which coincides with the decline of the Harappans. The Rig Veda is mankinds oldest literature (composed much before 3000 BC). In Book 7 of the RV we find reference to the Dasarajna war (Battle of the ten kings) between various Indo European tribes including the Bharatas(Indians) Parsu(Later Persians), Druhyu (Later Druids) etc. It was fought on the banks of the Parusni river in NW India. Today the river is called Ravi. Some sources claim the reason behind the war is the rivalry between Vishwamitra and Vasishtha. Even though historically the Vishwamitras were related to Sudas , soon the relations between Vishwamitras and Sudas began to deteriorate. The Vasishtha getting closer to Sudas and the consequent jealousy of Vishwamitra resulted in Vishwamitra leaving Sudas and consolidating a group of 10 kings and pitching them against Sudas . The Puru Tribes along with other tribes of the north west , allied under Vishwamitra In the Rig veda , the Trtsu tribe led by king Sudas are said to be surrounded by ten kings. Meanwhile the Trtsus ( King Sudas) relied solely on the help of the Aryas friend (āryasya sadhamāḥ) i.e. Indra. ( Rig Veda Hymns are dedicated to Indra’s and Varuna’s help in winning the battle) The warriors of Sudas are described as white-robed (shvityanca), wearing hair-knots on the right side of their heads (daksinataskaparda), having flying banners (krtádhvaj) . The war was started on the banks of the river Parushni. RV records that the banks of the Parushni were broken and badly damaged by the enemies. It is the oldest recorded war in history. Not just that, it was no mere neolithic stick and stone fight .It was the first organized war-- with infantry,archers and elephants .Its date may safely be placed at around 8000 BC.. The war was a big one and Sudas and his army fought bravely. It appears that Sudas was forced to retreat but managed to cross the Parusni safely, while his foes, trying to pursue, were scattered by a flood and either drowned or were slaughtered by Sudas men: The enemies were destroyed and finally Sudas won the war, A total of 6666 people were killed , the loser tribes had to pay a war revenue to Sudas. Sudas donated handsome gifts to the Vasishthas as mentioned in RV(7.18.22-25) Rigvedas says Indra destroyed the seven fortifications of the enemies, and gave the treasures of Anu to Sudas stresses that this was a victory against all odds, compared to a lamb defeating a lion. Not only did Sudas and the Bharatas win, they routed the enemy in a massacre that was aided by nature itself, when the river and weather came to their aid. The distant tribes promised to pay regular tributes. Sapta-Sindhu and Aryavarta came under the dominion of Bharatas. Perhaps this was the beginning of Indian Empire. Which later came to be known as Bharat-varsha OR Bharat after the king OR clan which unified it. This Puru-Bharata dynasty provided the continuity of leadership which is documented in the ancient scriptures, particularly the Rigveda. Later, Raja Sudas’s descendants split into the Puru and Kuru lines, and waged another great war for Arya supremacy: the Mahabharata yuddh. After the Battle of Ten Kings, many inhabitants of India got scared and out of fear migrated westwards into Iran and beyond.( RV- VII:18,19,33,83). This Battle is very important because of another reason , as it records the MIGRATION of Aryans OUT of India and establishing themselves in different parts of the world Persia , etc.. etc.. But that will be detailed in part 2 of the article More Suggested Reading merikahaaniya.blogspot.in/ https://goodreads/book/show/14832272-ten-kings historyindianized.blogspot.in/2012/08/the-battle-of-ten-kings-dashradnya.html en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Ten_Kings https://smashwords/extreader/read/452069/4/a-horse-amongst-donkeys harekrsna/sun/features/09-13/features2956.htm
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