Puru (Vedic tribe)
This article is about the historical Rigvedic tribe. For the historical king who fought Alexander the Great, see Porus. For the village in Estonia, see Puru, Estonia. For the mythological Hindu king, see King Puru.
| Puru Paurava | |
|---|---|
| Confederation | |
The Purus and other early Vedic tribes | |
| Ethnicity | Indo-Aryan |
| Location | Northern Indian subcontinent |
| Varna | Kshatriya |
| Descended from | Pururavas |
| Parent tribe | First tribe of Chandra clan |
| Branches | Bharatas |
| Language | Vedic Sanskrit |
| Religion | Historical Vedic religion |
| Surnames | Puruvamsh |
The Purus were an Indo-Aryan tribal alliance or a confederation of tribes that existed between 1700 and 1400 BCE. There were several factions of Purus, one being the Bharatas. The Purus and the Bharatas were the two most prominent tribes in most of the Rigveda. The chief of tribe was called Rajan. The Purus rallied many other groups against King Sudas of the Bharata, but were defeated in the Battle of the Ten Kings (RV 7.18, etc).
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