Kanka

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Kanka is an alternative name for Yudhishthira, the eldest of the Pandava brothers and a central figure in the Indian epic Mahabharata, renowned for his righteousness and adherence to dharma.

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Label Occurrences
Kanka canonical 3

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf epic character ⓘ
mythological figure ⓘ
alternateNameOf Yudhishthira ⓘ
appearsIn Mahabharata ⓘ
associatedWith Hastinapura ⓘ
Indraprastha ⓘ
Kurukshetra War ⓘ
brother Arjuna ⓘ
Bhima ⓘ
Nakula ⓘ
Sahadeva ⓘ
child Prativindhya ⓘ
Yaudheya ⓘ
cousin Duryodhana ⓘ
Dushasana ⓘ
culture Indian ⓘ
devoteeOf Krishna ⓘ
exiledFor 13 years ⓘ
exileType 12 years in forest and 1 year incognito ⓘ
family Pandava brothers ⓘ
linked to: Pandavas
father Pandu ⓘ
friend Arjuna ⓘ
Krishna ⓘ
incognitoName Kanka ⓘ
incognitoRole courtier in the court of King Virata ⓘ
kingdomRuled Hastinapura ⓘ
Indraprastha ⓘ
knownFor adherence to dharma ⓘ
righteousness ⓘ
mentor Bhishma ⓘ
Vidura ⓘ
moralTheme dharma ⓘ
duty ⓘ
ethical leadership ⓘ
mother Kunti ⓘ
notableEvent game of dice ⓘ
positionInFamily eldest of the Pandava brothers ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
roleInEpic central figure in the Mahabharata ⓘ
spouse Devika ⓘ
Draupadi ⓘ
title Dharmaraja ⓘ
linked to: Dharma-raja

King of Hastinapura ⓘ
King of Indraprastha ⓘ
virtue compassion ⓘ
justice ⓘ
truthfulness ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kanka → incognitoName → Kanka ⓘ
Dharmaputra → alsoKnownAs → Kanka ⓘ