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Abhisara: The Himalayan Frontier Kingdom Between Kashmir and Punjab in the Mahabharata

Reported by Dharmakshethra - India Unabridged 17 Oct 2026, 8:30 am IST 1 min read

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Abhisara appears in the Mahabharata as one of the northern territories encountered by Arjuna during his Digvijaya, or campaign of conquest, undertaken before Yudhishthira's Rajasuya sacrifice. Centuries later, a similarly named kingdom appears prominently in Greek accounts of Alexander's campaigns in the northwestern subcontinent.

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Section: India
Places: Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir
First reported by: Dharmakshethra - India Unabridged
Reporter: kautilya
Published: Saturday, 17 October 2026, 8:30 am IST
Coverage: One outlet so far

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