Kichaka had a warrior rank of Maharathi. Kichaka was the general of the Mastya kingdom. He was the brother of Sudeshna, queen of Matsya. He was very powerful and feared by Virata and the citizens of the kingdom. He was killed by Bhima when he tried to force himself on Draupadi.
Ahuka had a warrior rank of Rathi. Affiliation: Neutral. The unrighteous king of Surasena Kingdom, viz Kansa was slain by Vasudeva Krishna. Kansa’s wives, Asti and Prapti, where the daughters of Jarasandha, the king of Magadha. He attacked the kinsmen of Krishna. The Surasena Yadavas, consisting of the eighteen younger branches of the Yadavas with…
Abhimanyu had a warrior rank of MahaMaharathi. Affiliation: Pandava. Abhimanyu was the son of third Pandava prince Arjuna and Yadava princess Subhadra. He was a disciple of his maternal uncles Krishna and Balrama. He was killed unfairly on the 13th day of Kurukshetra War. In the war, Abhimanyu killed warriors including Rukmartha, Brihadbala, Laksmana (Duryodhana’s…
Bhurisravas had a warrior rank of Rathi. Affiliation: Kaurava. Bhurishravas was the son of Somadatta and the grandson of Bahlika, hence making him the cousin of Dhritarashtra, Pandu, and Vidura. Bhurishravas had two brothers – Bhuri and Shala. Bhurishravas, in the Kurukshetra War, is known to have a rivalry with Yadava general Satyaki. Bhurishravas is…
Chitrasena had a warrior rank of Rathi. Citrasena and Citra were brothers and co-kings of the Abhisara Desh. Both of them sided with the Kauravas in the Kurukshetra War. Citra was killed by Prativindhya on the 16th day, whereas Citrasena was killed by Shrutakarma on the same day. Quote “King Citrasena rushed against the advancing…
Ghatotkacha had a warrior rank of Ati-Maharathi. Affiliation: Pandava. Ghatotkacha was the son of the Pandava Bhima and Hidimbi. His name comes from the fact that his head was hairless (utkaca) and shaped like a ghatam. He died in Kurukshetra War in the hands of Karna. Quote “That prince of Rakshasas (Ghatotkacha), O king, born…
Jayadratha had a warrior rank of Ati-Rathi. Affiliation: Kaurava. Jayadratha was King of Sindhu Kingdom. He was the son of King Vridhakshtra. He was married to Kauravas’ only sister and only daughter of Dhritarashtra and Gandhari, Dushala. He kidnapped Draupadi on Duryodhana’s order but was stopped by Arjuna and Bhima. His hairs were cut off…