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			{{Infobox deity
			\| type = Hindu
			\| name = Brihadbala
			\| dynasty = [[Suryavamsha]]
			\| texts = [[Mahabharata]]
			\| region = [[Kosala]]
			\| father = Vishrutanavanta
			\| children = [[Barhināman]]
			}}{{Short description\|King in Hindu literature}}
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	~~{{expert needed\|1=Hinduism\|date=March 2015}}~~

	'''Brihadbala''' is a ~~character~~ in the ~~Indian~~ epic ''[[Mahabharata]]''.<ref>Dimensions of Indian Civilization, page 176, Makhan Jha</ref> ~~A descendant of [[Rama]], he belongs~~ to the [[~~Ikshvaku dynasty~~]]. ~~Born~~ to ~~[[Vishrutavanta]], he was the 117th generation of Ikshvaku Vansh and~~ the last king of the [[Kosala Kingdom]]. In the [[Kurukshetra War]], Brihadbala fought for the [[Kauravas]] and was killed by [[Abhimanyu]].{{cn\|date=~~July 2019~~}}		'''Brihadbala''' ({{Langx\|sa\|बृहद्बल}}, {{IAST3\|Bṛhadbala}}) is a king mentioned in [[Hinduism]], including the [[Hinduism\|Hindu]] epic ''[[Mahabharata]]''.<ref>Dimensions of Indian Civilization, page 176, Makhan Jha</ref> He is also known by the name Srutayu according to the [[Linga Purana]].<ref>{{cite book \|last=Shastri \|first=J. L. \|title=The Linga Purana \|year=1951 \|url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-linga-purana/d/doc1195279.html \|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass \|isbn=9788120803404}}</ref> He is described to be the last king of the [[Kosala Kingdom]]. In the [[Kurukshetra War]], Brihadbala fought for the [[Kauravas]] and was killed by [[Abhimanyu]].<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Debroy \|first=Bibek \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oLU8DwAAQBAJ&dq=Brihadbala+Kosala&pg=PT13 \|title=The Valmiki Ramayana: Vol. 3 \|date=2017-10-25 \|publisher=Penguin Random House India Private Limited \|isbn=978-93-87326-28-6 \|pages=13 \|language=en}}</ref> his son was [[Barhināman]] who ruled [[ayodhya]] after him.

	==~~Birth~~==		==Legend==
	According to the ''[[Vishnu Purana]]'' and ''[[Bhagavata Purana]]'', Brihadbala is a [[Genealogy of Rama\|descendant of Rama]] on [[Kusha (Ramayana)\|Kusha]]'s side, and belongs to the [[~~Ikshvaku~~ dynasty]]. Makhan Jha in his ''Anthropology of Ancient Hindu Kingdoms: A Study in Civilizational Perspective'' claims that Brihadbala is the fifteenth king after Rama.<ref name="Jha1997">{{cite book\|last=Jha\|first=Makhan\|title=Anthropology of Ancient Hindu Kingdoms: A Study in Civilizational Perspective\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A0i94Z5C8HMC\|year=1997\|publisher=M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd.\|isbn=978-81-7533-034-4\|page=177}}</ref> Brihadbala is considered to be the last king of the Ikshvaku ~~dynasty~~; the dynasty spanned 31-32 generations between Rama and him.<ref name="Agarwal2013">{{cite book\|last=Agarwal\|first=M. K.\|title=The Vedic Core of Human History: And Truth will be the Savior\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zObPAwAAQBAJ\|year=2013\|publisher=iUniverse\|isbn=978-1-4917-1595-6\|page=14}}</ref>		According to the ''[[Vishnu Purana]]'' and the ''[[Bhagavata Purana]]'', Brihadbala is a [[Genealogy of Rama\|descendant of Rama]] on [[Kusha (Ramayana)\|Kusha]]'s side, and belongs to the [[Solar dynasty\|Suryavamsha]] (Solar dynasty). Makhan Jha, in his ''Anthropology of Ancient Hindu Kingdoms: A Study in Civilizational Perspective'' claims that Brihadbala is the fifteenth king after Rama.<ref name="Jha1997">{{cite book\|last=Jha\|first=Makhan\|title=Anthropology of Ancient Hindu Kingdoms: A Study in Civilizational Perspective\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A0i94Z5C8HMC\|year=1997\|publisher=M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd.\|isbn=978-81-7533-034-4\|page=177}}</ref> Brihadbala is considered to be the last king of the line of [[Ikshvaku]]; the dynasty spanned 31-32 generations between Rama and him.<ref name="Agarwal2013">{{cite book\|last=Agarwal\|first=M. K.\|title=The Vedic Core of Human History: And Truth will be the Savior\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zObPAwAAQBAJ\|year=2013\|publisher=iUniverse\|isbn=978-1-4917-1595-6\|page=14}}</ref>

	==In Mahabharata==		The ''[[Mahabharata]]'' describes Brihadbala as the ruler of [[Kosala Kingdom\|Kingdom of Kosala]]. He was subjugated by [[Bhima]] during the [[Rajasuya\|Rajasuya sacrifice]]. However, a subsequent conquest by [[Karna]] during his [[Digvijaya (conquest)\|Digvijaya]] Yatra resulted in Brihadbala's ultimate allegiance to the [[Kauravas]] during the [[Kurukshetra War]].<ref name="Pruthi2004">{{cite book\|last=Pruthi\|first=Raj\|title=Vedic Civilization\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z3ksBrWoZm0C\|year=2004\|publisher=Discovery Publishing House\|isbn=978-81-7141-875-6\|page=75}}</ref> On the thirteenth day of the war, when [[Abhimanyu]], [[Arjuna]]'s son, penetrates into the [[Padmavyuha]], Brihadbala fights him, along with a host of Kaurava warriors including [[Drona]], [[Kripa]], [[Karna]], [[Ashwatthama]], and [[Kritavarma]]. In the fierce duel that ensued between Brihadbala and Abhimanyu, Brihadbala was mortally wounded by Abhimanyu's arrows.<ref name="Menon2006">{{cite book\|last=Menon\|first=Ramesh\|authorlink=Ramesh Menon\|title=The Mahabharata: A Modern Rendering\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uA-2_WMhpzoC\|year=2006\|publisher=iUniverse\|isbn=978-0-595-40188-8\|page=246}}</ref>

	~~During~~ the times of Mahabharata, Kosala Kingdom was split into five. The five Kosala kingdoms mentioned in Mahabharata are - North Kosala, South Kosala, East Kosala, Central Kosala and southern part of central kosala.{{need citation\|date=May 2020}}		According to the [[Shiva Purana]], Brihadbala is succeeded by his son, Barhināman.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=www.wisdomlib.org \|date=2018-11-03 \|title=Kings of the solar race (sūryavaṃśa) [Chapter 39] \|url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/shiva-purana-english/d/doc226599.html \|access-date=2022-12-31 \|website=www.wisdomlib.org \|language=en}}</ref>

	Eastern Kosala was captured by the Magadha king Jarasandha, who was later killed by Bhima before the start of the Kurukshetra war of Mahabharata. Central Kosala, the original Kosala ruled by Rama, still had Ayodhya as its capital during the times of Mahabharata and was ruled by Dheerghayaghnya. Central Kosala and North Kosala were conquered by the Pandava brother Bhima in his military expedition. Southern Kosala, the native kingdom of Rama's mother Kausalaya, in modern-day Madhya Pradesh, was conquered by the Pandava Brother Sahadeva in his military expedition. The fifth Kosala Kingdom between Central Kosala and South Kosala was ruled by Brihadbala, a descendant of Kusha.

	~~The ''~~[[~~Mahabharata~~]]~~'' describes~~ Brihadbala ~~as the ruler of [[Kosala Kingdom\|Kingdom of Kosala]]. He was subjugated~~ by ~~[[Bhima]] during the [[Rajasuya\|Rajasuya sacrifice]]~~, ~~and a subsequent conquest by [[Karna]] during the latter's Digvijaya Yatra meant that he sided with the [[Kauravas]] during the [[Kurukshetra War]]~~.<ref ~~name="Pruthi2004"~~>{{~~cite book~~\|last=~~Pruthi\|first=Raj\|title=Vedic Civilization\|url=https://books~~.~~google~~.~~com/books?id=z3ksBrWoZm0C~~\|~~year=2004\|publisher~~=~~Discovery Publishing House\|isbn=978-81-7141~~-~~875~~-6\|~~page~~=~~75}}</ref> On the thirteenth day~~ of the ~~war when [[Abhimanyu]], [[Arjuna]]'s son, penetrates into the [[Padmavyuha]], Brihadbala fights him along with a host of Kaurava warriors including [~~[~~Drona]~~], [[Kripa]], [[Karna]], [[Ashwatthama]], and [[Kritavarma]]. In a fierce duel that ensured between him and Abhimanyu, he gets mortally hit by the latter's arrows.<ref name="Menon2006">{{cite book\|last=Menon\|first=Ramesh\|authorlink=Ramesh Menon\|title=The Mahabharata: A Modern Rendering\|url=https://~~books~~.~~google~~.~~com~~/~~books?id=uA~~-~~2_WMhpzoC~~\|~~year~~=~~2006~~\|~~publisher~~=~~iUniverse~~\|~~isbn~~=~~978-0-595-40188-8\|page=246~~}}</ref>

	~~Brihadbala is succeeded by his son Brihatkshya.~~

	==References==		==References==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}

	[[Category:~~Ikshvaku~~ dynasty]]		[[Category:Solar dynasty]]
	[[Category:Characters in the Mahabharata]]		[[Category:Characters in the Mahabharata]]
			[[Category:Mythological kings of Kosala]]
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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{expert needed|1=Hinduism|date=March 2015}}

'''Brihadbala''' is a character in the Indian epic ''[[Mahabharata]]''.<ref>Dimensions of Indian Civilization, page 176, Makhan Jha</ref> A descendant of [[Rama]], he belongs to the [[Ikshvaku dynasty]]. Born to [[Vishrutavanta]], he was the 117th generation of Ikshvaku Vansh and the last king of the [[Kosala Kingdom]]. In the [[Kurukshetra War]], Brihadbala fought for the [[Kauravas]] and was killed by [[Abhimanyu]].{{cn|date=July 2019}}

==Birth==
According to the ''[[Vishnu Purana]]'' and ''[[Bhagavata Purana]]'', Brihadbala is a [[Genealogy of Rama|descendant of Rama]] on [[Kusha (Ramayana)|Kusha]]'s side, and belongs to the [[Ikshvaku dynasty]]. Makhan Jha in his ''Anthropology of Ancient Hindu Kingdoms: A Study in Civilizational Perspective'' claims that Brihadbala is the fifteenth king after Rama.<ref name="Jha1997">{{cite book|last=Jha|first=Makhan|title=Anthropology of Ancient Hindu Kingdoms: A Study in Civilizational Perspective|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A0i94Z5C8HMC|year=1997|publisher=M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd.|isbn=978-81-7533-034-4|page=177}}</ref> Brihadbala is considered to be the last king of the Ikshvaku dynasty; the dynasty spanned 31-32 generations between Rama and him.<ref name="Agarwal2013">{{cite book|last=Agarwal|first=M. K.|title=The Vedic Core of Human History: And Truth will be the Savior|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zObPAwAAQBAJ|year=2013|publisher=iUniverse|isbn=978-1-4917-1595-6|page=14}}</ref>

==In Mahabharata==

During the times of Mahabharata, Kosala Kingdom was split into five. The five Kosala kingdoms mentioned in Mahabharata are - North Kosala, South Kosala, East Kosala, Central Kosala and southern part of central kosala.{{need citation|date=May 2020}}

Eastern Kosala was captured by the Magadha king Jarasandha, who was later killed by Bhima before the start of the Kurukshetra war of Mahabharata. Central Kosala, the original Kosala ruled by Rama, still had Ayodhya as its capital during the times of Mahabharata and was ruled by Dheerghayaghnya. Central Kosala and North Kosala were conquered by the Pandava brother Bhima in his military expedition. Southern Kosala, the native kingdom of Rama's mother Kausalaya, in modern-day Madhya Pradesh, was conquered by the Pandava Brother Sahadeva in his military expedition. The fifth Kosala Kingdom between Central Kosala and South Kosala was ruled by Brihadbala, a descendant of Kusha.

The ''[[Mahabharata]]'' describes Brihadbala as the ruler of [[Kosala Kingdom|Kingdom of Kosala]]. He was subjugated by [[Bhima]] during the [[Rajasuya|Rajasuya sacrifice]], and a subsequent conquest by [[Karna]] during the latter's Digvijaya Yatra meant that he sided with the [[Kauravas]] during the [[Kurukshetra War]].<ref name="Pruthi2004">{{cite book|last=Pruthi|first=Raj|title=Vedic Civilization|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z3ksBrWoZm0C|year=2004|publisher=Discovery Publishing House|isbn=978-81-7141-875-6|page=75}}</ref> On the thirteenth day of the war when [[Abhimanyu]], [[Arjuna]]'s son, penetrates into the [[Padmavyuha]], Brihadbala fights him along with a host of Kaurava warriors including [[Drona]], [[Kripa]], [[Karna]], [[Ashwatthama]], and [[Kritavarma]]. In a fierce duel that ensured between him and Abhimanyu, he gets mortally hit by the latter's arrows.<ref name="Menon2006">{{cite book|last=Menon|first=Ramesh|authorlink=Ramesh Menon|title=The Mahabharata: A Modern Rendering|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uA-2_WMhpzoC|year=2006|publisher=iUniverse|isbn=978-0-595-40188-8|page=246}}</ref>

Brihadbala is succeeded by his son Brihatkshya.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Ikshvaku dynasty]]
[[Category:Characters in the Mahabharata]]

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