Bhagadatta

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Bhagadatta was a mythological king of the city of Pragjyotisha in the epic of Mahābhārata. In the Battle of Kurukshetra, he lost his life from an arrow shot by Arjuna while defending the Kauravas atop an elephant.[1][2]

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  1. ^ Bhagadatta - King of Pragjyotisha - Indian Mythology.
  2. ^ The Mahābhārata, Book 6: Bhishma Parva: Bhagavat-Gita Parva: Section LXIV.
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