When Was Mahabharata Fought?

By popular tradition, the Kali Age started with the death of Krishna, 35 years after the War. The Kali calendar has a beginning of 3102 BC, therefore it is thought that the Mahabharata War took place in 3137 BC.

How many years ago did Mahabharata happen?

But in India, as the pilgrimage to Kurukshetra for the eclipse indicates, the Mahabharata is a living text that permeates contemporary thought and spirit. Its events may have occurred 5,000 or 3,000 years ago. It was probably first written down some 2,000 years ago or a little earlier.

How many years Mahabharata battle was fought?

Jaya, the core of Mahabharata, is structured in the form of a dialogue between Kuru king Dhritarashtra (born blind) and Sanjaya, his advisor and chariot driver. Sanjaya narrates each incident of the Kurukshetra War, fought in 18 days, as and when it happened.

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