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Q:

A king of Matsya country situated in Rajasthan, who fought on the side of Yudhishthira in the Mahabharata war and attained martyrdom?

  • 1
    Chandpraghota
  • 2
    Virat
  • 3
    Ajatashatru
  • 4
    None of these
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Answer : 2. "Virat"
Explanation :

In this conflict Matsya was badly defeated and Chedis conquered Matsya Mahajanapada and annexed it to their kingdom. It is known from Mahabharata that a king named Sahaja ruled both Chedi and Matsya Mahajanapadas jointly, but it is difficult to determine the chronology of Sahaja.

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