Mandaka
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Mandaka (मंडक) was a kingdom mentioned in Mahabharata which was subjugated by Karna
Variants
Origin
Jat clan
Mandak (मंडक) clan is found in Afghanistan.[1]
History
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, Woking, 1891, p.119