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Location of the Anu tribe from which the Uśīnaras were descended among the Vedic tribes

Location of the Uśīnaras during the post-Vedic period

Ushinara (Sanskrit: Uśīnara) was an ancient Indo-Aryan tribe of north-western South Asia whose existence is attested during the Iron Age.^[1]

Location

The Uśīnaras lived in the northernmost part of the Madhya-deśa, with the Uśīnara-giri ("Uśīnara mountain") being located near Kanakhala.^[1]

History

The Uśīnaras, as well as the neighbouring Kekaya and Madraka tribes, were descended from the Ṛgvedic Anu tribe which lived near the Paruṣṇī river in the central Punjab region.^[2]

A queen of Uśīnara, named Uśīnarāṇī, is mentioned in the Ṛgveda.^[1]

In mythology

The Uśīnaras appear in epic Hindu literature, especially in the Rāmāyaṇa and the Mahābhārata.

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