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How Many People Fought in the Mahabharata War

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The Mahabharata War can be described as true “total warfare”. The term “total warfare” means that countries devote all of their resources and men towards the war. During the Mahabharata, the entirety of Bharatvarsha sent its might and men to the battlefield of Kurukshetra. Nearly every kingdom and tribe, from modern-day Iran to Myanmar, participated in the war. Only a few kingdoms stayed neutral and out of the war. Never before had the world seen a war at this scale. But how massive was the war at Kurukshetra? More specifically, how many men actually fought in the war, and how does this compare to modern wars? In this post, we are going to understand how many soldiers fought in the war. This information is in the Mahabharata, Adi Parva, Chapter 2 Before we begin discussing the war, we should understand the different military units during the Mahabharata times. Fortunately, right at the beginning of the Mahabharata in chapter 2 of the Adi Parva, Ugrashravas Sauti (the narrator of the Ma

Home » Mahabharata » How Many People Fought in the Mahabharata War The Mahabharata War can be described as true “total warfare”. The term “total warfare” means that countries devote all of their resources and men towards the war. During the Mahabharata, the entirety of Bharatvarsha sent its might and men to the battlefield of Kurukshetra. Nearly every kingdom and tribe, from modern-day Iran to Myanmar, participated in the war. Only a few kingdoms stayed neutral and out of the war. Never before had the world seen a war at this scale. But how massive was the war at Kuruks

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