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'''Parama Kamboja Kingdom''' was mentioned in the epic [[Mahabharata]] to be on the far north west along with the [[Bactria|Bahlika]], [[Uttara Madra]] and [[Uttarakuru|Uttara Kuru]] countries. It was located in parts of modern-day [[Afghanistan]], [[Tajikistan]] and [[Uzbekistan]].<ref>Dr Buddha Prakash maintains that, based on the evidence of [[Kalidasa]]'s [[Raghuvamsha]], Raghu defeated the [[Hunas]] on river Vamkshu (Raghu vamsha 4.68), and then he marched against the Kambojas (4.69-70). These Kambojas were of [[Iranian peoples|Iranian]] affinities who lived in [[Pamir Mountains|Pamir]]s and [[Badakshan]]. [[Xuanzang]] calls this region ''Kiumito'' which is thought to be ''Komdei'' of [[Ptolemy]] and ''Kumadh'' or ''Kumedh'' of [[Muslim]] writers (See: Studies in Indian History and Civilization, Agra, p 351; India and the World, 1964, p 71, Dr Buddha Prakash; India and Central Asia, 1955, p 35, P. C. Bagch).</ref><br />
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==Parama Kambojas in Kurukshetra War==<br />
Drona Parva of Mahabharata refers to 6000 soldiers from the Parama Kamboja group who had sided with the Pandavas against the [[Kaurava]]s in the [[Kurukshetra]] war. They have been described as ''"very fortunate Kambojas"'' ('''prabhadrakastu Kambojah'''),<ref>See: Ethnography of Ancient India, 1954, p 140, ROBERT SHAFER, Publishers: O. Harrassowitz, Ethnology. Also check up "Prabhadraka" in Monier-William Dictionary [http://webapps.uni-koeln.de/tamil/].</ref> extremely fierce, 'Personification of Death' (''samanmrityo''), fearful like Yama, the god of death and rich like Kuber i.e. god of treasure (''Kambojah.... Yama. vaishravan.opamah'': 7.23.42-44).<br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[Kingdoms of Ancient India]]<br />
*[[Kambojas]]<br />
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*[[Mahabharata]] of [[Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa]], translated to English by Kisari Mohan Ganguli<br />
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