# Canonical recap data for Battle of the Ten Kings (1500)
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slug: battle-ten-kings
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1500/battle-ten-kings"
title: Battle of the Ten Kings
subtitle: Vedic-era conflict immortalized in the Rigveda, providing earliest literary evidence of organized inter-tribal warfare in South Asia.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1500-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1500
decade: 1500
country:
name: India
slug: india
summaryShort: The Battle of the Ten Kings was first alluded to in the 7th Mandala of the Rigveda (RV) and took place on the bank of river Parushni between a king of the Bharata tribe named Sudas, and a confederation of Puru, Yadu, Turvasa, Anu, Druhyu, Alina, Paktha, Bhalnas, Shiva and Vishanin tribes. It resulted in a decisive vict
summaryLong: The Battle of the Ten Kings was first alluded to in the 7th Mandala of the Rigveda (RV) and took place on the bank of river Parushni between a king of the Bharata tribe named Sudas, and a confederation of Puru, Yadu, Turvasa, Anu, Druhyu, Alina, Paktha, Bhalnas, Shiva and Vishanin tribes. It resulted in a decisive victory for the Bharatas and subsequent formation of the Kuru polity. The Battle of the Ten Kings, mentioned in the Rigveda may have "formed the 'nucleus' of story" of the Kurukshetra War in the Mahabharata.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Sasanian_relief_commemorating_an_equestrian_victory_by_king_Bahram_II_%28r._AD_276-293%29%2C_Naqsh-e_Rostam%2C_Iran_%2848098755203%29.jpg/1280px-Sasanian_relief_commemorating_an_equestrian_victory_by_king_Bahram_II_%28r._AD_276-293%29%2C_Naqsh-e_Rostam%2C_Iran_%2848098755203%29.jpg"
heroImageCredit: "\"Sasanian relief commemorating an equestrian victory by king Bahram II (r. AD 276-293), Naqsh-e Rostam, Iran (48098755203)\" by Carole Raddato from Frankfurt, Germany is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/."
importance: 72
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Ten_Kings"
  title: Battle of the Ten Kings
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- war
metaDescription: The Battle of the Ten Kings was first alluded to in the 7th Mandala of the Rigveda (RV) and took place on the bank of river Parushni between a king of the Bhara
wikidataQid: Q513097
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260106132712/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Ten_Kings"
  capturedAt: 2026-01-06
  label: Battle of the Ten Kings
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Ten_Kings"
taxonomy:
domain: military
eventTypes:
- war
canonicalClasses:
- conflict
impactRadius: regional
velocity: sudden
predictability: forecastable
intentionality: coordinated
domainCoupling: single_domain
gallery:
- url: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/The_Lamb_Defeating_the_Ten_Kings%2C_about_1220_-_1235._Tempera_colors_and_gold_leaf_on_parchment%2C_The_J._Paul_Getty_Museum.jpg/1280px-The_Lamb_Defeating_the_Ten_Kings%2C_about_1220_-_1235._Tempera_colors_and_gold_leaf_on_parchment%2C_The_J._Paul_Getty_Museum.jpg"
  thumbnailUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/The_Lamb_Defeating_the_Ten_Kings%2C_about_1220_-_1235._Tempera_colors_and_gold_leaf_on_parchment%2C_The_J._Paul_Getty_Museum.jpg/800px-The_Lamb_Defeating_the_Ten_Kings%2C_about_1220_-_1235._Tempera_colors_and_gold_leaf_on_parchment%2C_The_J._Paul_Getty_Museum.jpg"
  caption: The Lamb Defeating the Ten Kings, about 1220 - 1235. Tempera colors and gold leaf on parchment, The J. Paul Getty Museum
  credit: Unknown authorUnknown author
  width: 6246
  height: 7873
