Panchala Kingdom extended from Himalayas in the north to river Charmanuati in the south. It had Kuru, Surasena and Matsya kingdoms to the west and the forest Naimisha to the east. Later, Panchala was divided into Daksina Panchala (Panchala proper ruled by King Drupada, the father in law of Pandavas) and Uttara Panchala (ruled by Asvatthama, the son of Drona, Drupada's former friend who became his enemy later). River Ganga separates the two Panchalas. Perspective view of the Himalaya and Mount Everest as seen from space looking south-south-east from over the Tibetan Plateau. ... Kuru can mean: Kuru, a disease, related to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), affecting cannibals. ... Surasena or Shourasena was the kingdom arond the modern Brajabhumi. ... Matsya or Machcha (Sanskrit for fish) was the name of a tribe and the state of the Vedic civilization of India. ... Drupada, also known as Yajnasena, is a character in the Mahabharata. ... The Pandavas were the five sons of the king Pandu. ... In the epic Mahabharata, Drona (or Dronacharya) is the royal guru to the Kauravas and the Pandavas. ... The River Ganges (Ganga in Indian languages) is a major river in northern India. ...

Uttara Panchala

Capital: Ahichatra :- Ruins near Ramnagar, Uttaranchal Uttaranchal (उत्तरांचल) became the 27th state of the Republic of India on November 9, 2000. ...

Uttara Panchala has Ahichatra as its capital. It is identified as an archeological site near Ramnagar town of Uttaranchal state. This kingdom extended from Himalayas to river Ganga. Uttaranchal (उत्तरांचल) became the 27th state of the Republic of India on November 9, 2000. ... Perspective view of the Himalaya and Mount Everest as seen from space looking south-south-east from over the Tibetan Plateau. ... The River Ganges (Ganga in Indian languages) is a major river in northern India. ...

Dakshina Panchala

Capital: Kampilya :- Kampil, Ghasiabad, Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: उत्तर प्रदेश, Urdu: اتر پردیش), also popularly known by its abbreviation UP, is the most populous and fifth largest state in the Union of India. ...

Dakshina Panchala or Panchala has Kampilya city as its capital, now a small town named Kampil in Uttar Pradesh. This kingdom extended from river Ganga to river Charmanuati. The River Ganges (Ganga in Indian languages) is a major river in northern India. ...

See Also

Kingdoms of Ancient India This article tries to compile and classify all the Kingdoms of Ancient India mentioned in the Sanskrit/Vedic literature. ...

References

Mahabharata of Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa, translated to English by Kisari Mohan Ganguli