Bharata das biography for kids
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Bharatas (Vedic tribe) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Bharatas | |
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The Bharatas and other early Vedic tribes | |
| Ethnicity | Indo-Aryan |
| Location | Northern Indian subcontinent |
| Parent tribe | Puru (originally) |
| Branches | Tr̥tsu.
Sr̥ñjaya |
| Language | Vedic Sanskrit |
| Religion | Historical Vedic religion |
The Bharatas were an early Vedic tribe that existed in the latter half of the second millennium B.C.E.
Bharata das biography for kids
The earliest mentioned location of the Bharatas was on the first Sarasvatī River in southern Afghanistan. Led by the tribal king Divodāsa, the Bharatas moved through the Hindu Kush mountains and defeated Śambara. Divodāsa's descendant, Sudās, won the Battle of the Ten Kings against a Pūru-led coalition, after which the initial compilation of hymns of the R̥gveda was carried out.
After the battle, the Bharatas and other Pūru clans eventually formed the Kuru Kingdom, which was the first attested state in Indian history.
Etymology
The name Bharata is of Indo-Ary