List of Kuru kings

Kuru was an ancient Indian kingdom. The kingdom was emerged as a branch of Rigvedic Puru tribe and lasted until Nandas of Magadha dethroned them in 350s BCE. Kuru kingdom is famous for Mahabharata and Kurukshetra War. Its capital was Hastinapura and Indraprastha.

Kuru Kingdom was split into three parts: Kuru proper (which itself also spilt into Vatsa kingdom) "Kurujangala" and "Uttarakuru". Kuru proper was in the middle region of Ganga-Yammuna Doab, Kurujangala was in western part and Uttarakuru was in eastern region.

Origin of lineage
King Kuru II of Puru dynasty after whom the dynasty was named 'Kuruvansha' or 'Kaurava'. After his name, the district in Haryana was called as Kurukshetra. By the glory, zenith and name of this king the dynasty hence renamed from Paurava Kingdom to Kuru Kingdom. After these Kings several kings of this dynasty established several kingdoms. He had three sons, namely Vidhuratha I who became the ruler of Pratisthana, Vyushitaswa who died at a very young age, and Sudhanva, who became the ruler of Magadha. Henceforth, Vidhuratha became the first kuru king of Hastinapura.

List of kings

 * 1) Vidhuratha I
 * 2) Jahnu
 * 3) Suratha
 * 4) Vidhuratha II
 * 5) Sarvabhauma II
 * 6) Jayasena
 * 7) Radhika
 * 8) Ayutayu
 * 9) Akrodhana II
 * 10) Devaththi II
 * 11) Riksha III
 * 12) Dilipa
 * 13) Anaswan II
 * 14) Parikshit II
 * 15) Janamejaya III
 * 16) Bheemasena
 * 17) Pratishravas
 * 18) Pratipa
 * 19) Shantanu
 * 20) Chitrāngada (son of Shantanu, who was killed prematurely. Bhishma, who was the eldest son of the Shantanu and Ganga; had functioned as the regent of the Kurus, under Chitrāngada, Vichitravirya, Pandu and Dhritarashtra II)
 * 21) Vichitravirya (younger brother of Chitrāngada, who died prematurely).
 * 22) Pandu (son of Vichitravirya and Ambalika. Vidura, who was his half brother, served as his, and his elder brother's Prime Minister)
 * 23) Dhritarashtra II (older half-brother of Pandu, and son of Ambika who didn't succeed Vichitravirya directly due to his blindness).
 * 24) The Kauravas, led by Duryodhana (sons of Dhritarashtra and Gandhari, who were slain in the Kurukshetra War).
 * 25) The Pandavas, led by Chakravarti Samrat Yudhishtira (who were the main protagonists of the Mahabharata).
 * 26) Parikshit III was the son of Abhimanyu; and grandson of the Pandava Arjuna
 * 27) Janamejaya IV
 * 28) Śatānīka
 * 29) Ashwamedhatta (Ashwamedhaja)
 * 30) Asīmakṛṣṇa
 * 31) Nemicakra
 * 32) Citraratha
 * 33) Vṛṣṭimān
 * 34) Suṣeṇa
 * 35) Sunītha
 * 36) Nṛcakṣu
 * 37) Sukhīnala
 * 38) Pariplava
 * 39) Sunaya
 * 40) Nṛpañjaya
 * 41) Timi
 * 42) Bṛhadratha
 * 43) Sudāsa
 * 44) Śatānīka
 * 45) Udayana
 * 46) Mahīnara
 * 47) Daṇḍapāṇi
 * 48) Nimi
 * 49) Kṣemaka

Family of Pandavas
Pandavas means sons of King Pandu. Pandavas were five in number as: Yudhishtira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva. The first three of five Pandavas were the sons of Kunti and Pandu while the younger two were born to Madri after Pandu's request.
 * Yaudheya was the son of Yudhishthira and Devika.
 * Ghatotkacha was the son of Bhima and Hidimbi
 * Abhimanyu was the son of Arjuna and Subhadra.
 * Babruvahana was the son of Arjuna and Chitrāngadā.
 * Iravan was the son of Arjuna and Ulupi.
 * Niramitra was the son of Nakula and Karenumati.
 * Suhotra was the son of Sahadeva and Queen Vijaya.
 * Upapandavas were the 5 sons of Pandava and Draupadi (daughter of King Drupada of Panchala). Their names were Prativindhya (from Yudhishthira), Sutasoma (from Bheema), Shrutakarma (from Arjuna), Satanika (from Nakula) and Shrutasena (from Sahadeva).