Kurukshetra War

Kurukshetra War ; The Great War of Mahabharata
	; c. 1700 watercolour from Mewar depicts the Pandava and Kaurava armies arrayed against each other.
Location	Kurukshetra
Result	Pyrrhic victory for Pandavas and allies, overthrow of the Kauravas; Fall of Hastinapura; Abdication of the throne of Hastinapura by Dhritarashtra and ascension of Yudhisthira.; Vassalage of Indraprastha to Hastinapura under Yuyutsu.; Succession crises in Anga, Chedi, Gandhara, Kalinga, Kosala, Madra, Magadha, Matsya, Panchala and Sindhu.; Regional hegemony shift from the Kurus to the Panchalas;
Territorial; changes	Reunification of the Kuru cities of Hastinapura and Indraprastha under the Pandavas.; Restoration of Panchala lands held by Drona to the Panchala Kingdom.; Truce and status quo ante bellum;
Belligerents
Territory-less Pandavas of Kuru; Panchala under Drupada; Matsya under Virata; Vrishni under Satyaki; Chedi under Dhrishtaketu; Pandyas; Magadha under Jayatsena; Kashi; Kunti; Krishna (noncombatant); Other allies	Kauravas of Kuru kingdom; Anga; Gandhara; Sindhu; Madra; Kalinga; Kambojas; Bahlikas; Trigarta; Pragjyotisha; Yadava Army (Narayani Sena of Krishna); Pundras; Other allies
Commanders and leaders
Overlord ; Yudhishthira ; Commander-in-chief ; Dhrishtadyumna (day 1-18) †; Other-main warriors ; Arjuna ; Bhima ; Drupada † ; Virata †; Chekitana † ; Satyaki ; Shikhandi †; Abhimanyu †; Ghatotkacha †; 5 Kekaya princes †; Uttamaujas and Yudhamanyu †	Overlords ; Dhritrashtra ; Duryodhana † ; Commanders-in-chief ; Bhishma (day 1-10) † ; Drona (day 11-15) † ; Karna (day 16-17) † ; Shalya (day 18) † ; Ashwatthama (night raid) ; Other-Commanders Dushasana † ; Jayadratha † ; Kripa ; Kritavarma ; Bhurishravas † ; Bahlika † ; Bhagadatta † ; Sudakshina †; Shakuni †
Strength
7 Akshauhinis ; 153,090-100,300,000 chariots and chariot riders ; 10,000–153,090 elephants and elephant riders ; 459,270–1,000,000 horses and horse riders ; 765,450–1,000,000,000 infantry ; (total 1,530,900 soldiers–1,003,830,900)	11 Akshauhinis ; 240,570 chariots and chariot riders ; 240,570 elephants and elephant riders ; 721,710 horses and horse riders – 100,000,000 horses (mentioned possibly as a hyperbole) ; 1,202,850 infantry ; 6,000,000 protecting elephants and chariots ; 140,000,000 Pishachas ; 280,000,000 Rakshasa ; 420,000,000 Yaksha ; 100,000,000 Narayani Sena ; (total 8,450,700 – 1,048,405,700 soldiers)
Casualties and losses
Almost total (1,530,892 soldiers) ; only 8 known survivors - the Pandavas, Krishna, Satyaki, and Yuyutsu.	Almost total (2,405,697 soldiers) ; only 3 known survivors - Ashwatthama, Kripa, and Kritavarma
	Yudhishthira gives a different number which is 1,660,020,000 dead and 24,165 missing.

The Kurukshetra War (Sanskrit: कुरुक्षेत्रयुद्ध), also called the Mahabharata War, is a war described in the Hindu epic poem Mahabharata, arising from a dynastic struggle between two groups of cousins, the Kauravas and the Pandavas, for the throne of Hastinapura. The war is used as the context for the dialogues of the Bhagavad Gita.