Crown Prince of Hastinapura

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The Crown Prince of Hastinapura is the heir apparent to the throne of the Kuru kingdom in the Indian epic Mahabharata, a position held by the ambitious and antagonistic prince Duryodhana.

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Crown Prince of Hastinapura canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional royal title ⓘ
heir apparent ⓘ
appearsIn Mahabharata ⓘ
associatedWithDynasty Kuru dynasty ⓘ
associatedWithHouse House of Kuru ⓘ
culturalContext ancient Indian epic literature ⓘ
familyContextOfHolder Kauravas ⓘ
genreContext Hindu epic ⓘ
governedBy King of Hastinapura ⓘ
heirTo Kuru throne ⓘ
linked to: King Kuru

Throne of Hastinapura ⓘ
heldBy Duryodhana ⓘ
heldDuringText Dvapara Yuga (mythological era) ⓘ
linked to: Dvapara Yuga
medium oral epic tradition ⓘ
written epic text ⓘ
narrativeRole antagonistic royal heir ⓘ
notableHolder Duryodhana ⓘ
opposedBy Pandavas ⓘ
politicalFunction designated successor to the king ⓘ
positionIn Hastinapura ⓘ
Kuru kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Kuru Kingdom
powerBaseOfHolder Kaurava faction ⓘ
linked to: Kauravas
primaryLanguageContext Sanskrit literature ⓘ
relatedConflict Kuru succession dispute ⓘ
relatedEvent Kurukshetra War ⓘ
religiousContext Hinduism ⓘ
sourceText critical edition of the Mahabharata ⓘ
successionType hereditary monarchy ⓘ

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Duryodhana → title → Crown Prince of Hastinapura ⓘ