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'''Madhu Forest''' or '''Madhuvana''' ({{lang-sa|मधुवन}}) was a dense forest in ancient northern [[India]], west of [[Yamuna]].

==In the Ramayana and the Mahabharata==
According to the [[Ramayana]], an [[Asura]] named ''Madhu'', ruled this forest and its territory. He was defeated by [[Shatrughna]] one of the brothers of king [[Raghava Rama]] of [[Kosala]]. Shatrughna later cleared this forest and built a city called [[Mathura, Uttar Pradesh|Mathura]] here. This later became the capital of [[Surasena Kingdom]] as in the epic [[Mahabharata]]. [[Yadava]] kings Ugrasrena and Kamsa ruled from geographic information

==In the Harivamsa==
According to the [[Harivamsa]] (95.5242-8), a Yadava king Madhu, the descendant of [[Yadu]] ruled from Madhuvana. Rama's brother Shatrughna killed the Madhava Lavana, a descendant of Madhu, cut down the Madhuvana forest and built Mathura city there. After the death of [[Rama]] and his brothers, Bhima, son of [[Yadava#The Satvatas|Satvata]], a descendant of Madhu recovered the city.<ref name=p1>Pargiter, F.E. (1972). ''Ancient Indian Historical Tradition'', Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, p.170.</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Ancient Indian forests]]

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