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Name: Kuru Kingdom

Type: Polity

Start: 1199 BC

End: 500 BC

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A Vedic Indo-Aryan tribal union in northern Iron Age India, encompassing the modern-day states of Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and some parts of western part of Uttar Pradesh, which appeared in the Middle Vedic period.

Establishment

  • January 1199 BC: Kuru was a Vedic Indo-Aryan tribal union in northern Iron Age India, encompassing the modern-day states of Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and some parts of western part of Uttar Pradesh, which appeared in the Middle Vedic period (c. 1200 - c. 900 BC) and developed into the first recorded state-level society in the Indian subcontinent.

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    Disestablishment

  • January 499 BC: The Kingdom of Trigarta is first mentioned by sources in the V century BC.
  • January 499 BC: The Kuru Kingdom declined in importance during the late Vedic period (c. 900 - c. 500 BC).

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