Shalya
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Shalya is a major character in the Mahabharata, one of two Sanskrit epics of Ancient India. He was a powerful king from the Bahlika clan, ruling over the Madra kingdom in the Northwest region of the I
Shalya driving the chariot of Karna (cropped), Pahari painting, c. 1820
Duryodhana requests Shalya to become Karna's charioteer, an illustration from Razmnama, the Persian translation of the Mahabharata
Madra kingdom
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Madra kingdom was a kingdom grouped among the western kingdoms in the ancient Indian epic Mahabharata. Its capital was Sagala in the Madra region. The Kuru king Pandu's second wife was from Madra king
Shalya
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"Madraka" in the Allahabad Pillar inscription of Samudragupta (350-375 CE)