Geography
The whole Kuru clan originally, roughly corresponded to modern Thanesar, Delhi and the entire Ganga-Jamuna Doab till Prayag. The main rivers were Aruna, Ashumati, Hiranvati, Apaya, Kausiki, mythical Sarasvati, Jamuna, Ganga and Drishadvati or Rakshi.
In the Mahajanpada period, the Kuru Kingdom was divided into the Kuru and the Vatsa Kingdoms, with the Kurus ruling the present-day region between the triangle of Thanesar, Hisar and Hastinapur, and Vatsas (a branch of Kurus) ruling middle and lower Doab. In this period, this region was distinguished by five different names:
- Kuru-Jangala, corresponding to present day Rohtak, Hansi, Hisar
- Kuru Proper comprising upper Doab with its capital at Hastinapura
- Kuru-kshetra, comprising Thanesar, Kaithal and Karnal.
- Vatsa (Mathura)
- Vatsa (Kaushambi)
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