Mandak
Mandaka (मंडक) was a kingdom mentioned in Mahabharata which was subjugated by Karna
Jat clan
Mandak (मंडक) (Mandaka) clan is found in Afghanistan.[1]
Origin
History
Bhim Singh Dahiya writes that The ancient Mandas are even now a clan of the Jats in India. It is they who gave the first historical empire of the Jats in the western plateau of Iran. They are named in the Puranas also. The Vishnu Purana mentions them as Mandakas. By removing the suffix 'ka' the name appears in its old and present form.[2]
In Mahabharata
Military Campaign of Karna: Mahabharata, Book 3, Chapter 252.... Then descending from the mountain and rushing to the east, he reduced the Angas, and the Bangas, and the Kalingas, and the Mandikas, and the Magadhas. the Karkakhandas; and also included with them the Avasiras, Yodhyas, and the Ahikshatras. Having (thus) conquered the eastern quarter Karna then presented himself before Batsa-bhumi.
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References
- ↑ An Inquiry Into the Ethnography of Afghanistan By H. W. Bellew, The Oriental University Institute, Woking, 1891, p.119
- ↑ Jats the Ancient Rulers (A clan study)/The Mandas,p.127
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