#yadava

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Women in Mahabharata - Bhadravati Pauravi

She is a woman from the Paurava lineage, married to the Yadava king Devaraata. Her son is the famous Yadava emperor Devakshatra Madhu. He was named thus because of his polite and charming nature.

After this emperor Madhu, one strand of the Yadava lineage called themselves the Madhavas, and this name is often used to denote Krishna as well.

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Contours & Yadava - Cosmic Echoes - they make great music on their own, and really click together on this team-up LP

Flumo and ANMA Records join forces once again - this time for a collaborative project between UK based Contours and Yadava. Cosmic Echoes was built over numerous jam sessions fusing live percussion, bass, drum machine, synthesizers and field recordings to create a raw EP full of soul and warmth.

All tracks written, produced and performed by Tom Burford and Yad Campbell. Saxophone on “Speaking Through Broken Shells” by Clive Hunt. Flute on “Cascades” by Callum Connell. Featuring remix by NIAN & Skygaze (Digital) Illustration by Estudio Flop. Available also via Flumo Recordings flumo.bandcamp.com/album/cosmic-echoes

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Women in Mahabharata - Kaushalya Saatvati

She is a princess of Kosala married to the Yadava prince Satvaana.

Her sons Bhajamaana, Devaavridha, Andhaka and Vrishni were known as the Saatvatas. The Yadavas during Krishna's time sometimes used this name to identify themselves.

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Could you give me the sources where I can kearn more about Dwarka and Krishna in Dwarka. I feel I don't know them enough and it's bothersome. Lol

And what's your thought on the Oligarchy system? How was it established ? His role as a profound political figure in the cousil (and other Yadavs) there's so much for me to discover

Sure! ❤️ The two primary texts on Krishna's life are Harivamsha and Bhagavata Purana. Apart from these, the stories are on-and-off repeated in many other puranas, but these are the primary sources, apart from obviously whatever you'll see in Mahabharata. Once you've read these three, you can go on to WisdomLib to find how each character is represented in other Puranas.

Their oligarchy system started after the time of King Satvata. He was the last great Yadava emperor, after a long history of a Yadava-Haihaya coalition that was dwindling as the Kuru-Panchala sector became more powerful by the day.

Satvata's sons were Bhajina, Bhajamaana, Divya, Andhaka, Devaavriddha, Mahaabhoja, and Vrishni. From their generation on, the descendants of these sons eventually organize into 18 distinct families (in Krishna's time) who ruled over a large geographical area ranging from the modern-day Delhi-Meerut area to parts of UP, Rajasthan, Gujarat, MP and Maharashtra.

Over time, different families join and break out of the coalition, but, aside from Kamsa's stint, for most of that time the Yadavas rule with the same constitution and court system, while each family have some extra control of their home province. For eg. the west Mathura region was controlled by Vasudeva, Akroora ruled closer to Saurashtra, Ugrasena in Mathura-proper etc.

Fun fact, Krishna had a special parliament building, similar to the Roman senate, built in Dwarika, which was named Sudharma.

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Women in Mahabharata - Varshneyi Gandhari

She is the first wife of the Yadava Emperor Satvata's son Vrishni/Kroshtu. Her son is Sumitra, and she is the ancestor of Satrajit and Satyabhama.

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Women in Mahabharata - Ashmaki

She is a Yadava/Ikshvaku princess, married to Prachinvaana, Puru's grandson. Her son is named Sanjaati.

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Women in Mahabharata - Haiheyi Bhanumati

She is a Yadava-Haihaya princess, Kritaveerya's daughter and most probably Kaartaveeryaarjuna's sister. She is married to the Paurava King Ahanjaati. Her son's name is Saarvyabhauma.

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Women in Mahabharata - Madhumati

She is the daughter of the Yadava Madhu and Aikshvaki, married to the Ikshvaku prince Haryashva.

When Haryashva is driven out of Ayodhya by his older brother, he and Madhumati move in with her father Madhu. Madhu gives Haryashva the Madhuvan area at the same time as he gives Mathura to Lavana. Haryashva's area is then renamed to Anarta and eventually becomes a Yadava dominion.

Madhumati's son is named Yadu, and as per Harivamsha, he becomes the first king of the primary Yadava line [there are several other lines running in parallel, which eventually morph into the 18-family oligarchy of Krishna's time].

Interestingly, by Krishna's time, Madhumati and Haryashva are hailed as one of their most revered love stories, and they are often compared to Indra and Shachi.