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Kuru kingdom

c. 1200 – c. 345 BCE · about 855 years approximate dates

The Kuru kingdom was a Vedic Indo-Aryan tribal union of the Bharata and Puru tribes in northern India, around modern Haryana and Delhi. It is the first recorded state-level society in the Indian subcontinent. It was a dominant political and cultural force in the middle Vedic period.

Key facts

Dates	c. 1200 – c. 345 BCE
Region	South Asia
Continent	Asia
Religion(s)	Historical Vedic religion

Note on dates: Wikipedia dates it from c. 1200–900 BCE to c. 345 BCE.

Before & after

Followed by

Vatsa

Sources

Wikipedia – Kuru kingdom

Dates follow widely used reference works; many ancient dates are approximate or debated. Neutral summary for general reference.