The Barathayudan War was caused by a conflict between two groups of cousins of a demigod tribe called Kuru, the Kurawas and Pandawas. It is a dynastic struggle between sibling clans of Kurawas and the Pandawas for the throne of Astina resulted in a battle in which a number of kingdoms participated as allies of the rival clans. The war lasted only eighteen days during which vast armies from all over the Indian Subcontinent fought alongside the two rivals. The war took place in a chosen place called Kuruksethra, this site was chosen for the war because a sin committed on this land was forgiven on account of the sanctity of this land.
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