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Matsya and Meena

There are still places known as "Pandupol" near Virat Nagar. After Pandavas went to Himalaya, the son delivered by Uttarā was "Parikhishit" who inherited Pandavas and ruled India. Uttarā was pregnant then. His son Janmejay did a Yagya to finish all Nagas at "Nagdah" known as "Nagada" now in MP. They ruled this area (near to Virat Nagar) till 11 th century. The city of this Janpad was "Virat Nagar", now known as "Bairath" and renamed as Virata Nagar again. In the epic Mahabharata, Uttarm, the prince of Meena Kingdom and the son of King Virata, at whose court the Pandavas spent a year in concealment during their exile. Meenas are the brothers and kinsmen of Virata, the ruler of Virat Nagar. After Abhimanyu died in battle of Kurukshetra, and all Pandav sons were killed by Ashwathama they were left without progeny. Among their last Kingdoms Dhundhar was the biggest and later on the region was governed by the Kachwaha dynasty from the 11th century until after India's independence in 1947. He was killed by "Takshak" a Naga or Nagvanshi Khastriya. Abhimanyu the son of Arjun and great warrior married to daughter of King of Virat Nagar the princess was named Uttarā. King Virat and all his sons and brothers were killed at Kurukshetra in Mahabharat. At the time of great Epic Mahabharat was written there was a Janpad known as "Matsya Janpad". The Pandavas got shelter there for one year. Some of clan brothers ruled this area after him. Many historical evidence is recovered from this area all belonging to time of Lord Buddha. He was the brother of Uttarā, who married Arjuna's son.

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Matsya 1970, Viewed 30 August 2020, <http://meenawiki.com/index.php?title=Matsya&setlang=hi>.