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Answer : 2. "Virat"
A king of Matsya country situated in Rajasthan, who fought on the side of Yudhishthira in the Mahabharata war and attained martyrdom?
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A king of Matsya country situated in Rajasthan, who fought on the side of Yudhishthira in the Mahabharata war and attained martyrdom?
- 1Chandpraghotafalse
- 2Virattrue
- 3Ajatashatrufalse
- 4None of thesefalse
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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.