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Shakuni
Shakuni (, lit. "bird") also known as Saubala (Sanskrit: सौबल, lit. "son of Subala"), Gandhararaja (Sanskrit: गान्धारराज, (lit. king of Gandhara) and Subalraja (Sanskrit): सुबलराज, lit. "King of the Kingdom of Subala" was the prince of Gandhara Kingdom in present-day Gandhara, later to become the King after his father's death. He is one of the main villains in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. He was the brother
's reign, there was a war between Bharata and King Nagnajit(1) of Gandhara in which Nagnajit(1) was defeated. Taksha became the king of Takshasila (Present Taxila) and Pushkara became the ruler of Purushapura (Present Peshawar). After Ikshvaku Dynasty's reign, during Dwapara Yuga it came under the control of Nagnajit(2) of Druhyu's dynasty. Nagnajit(2) was the grandfather of Shakuni and Gandhari and father of King Subala.
1. Druhyu
2. Babhru
3. Setu
4. Aurruva
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