few facts about mahabharath war

Mahabharat War (3102 BC) Was in Real sense the First World War, because

1. About 5.5 Million Soldiers expired in just 18 Days…..!! The casualties are:

 (a)  393,660 Elephants

 (b)  1,181,880 Horses

 (c)   393,660 Rath (cavalry)

 (d)   1,968,300 Soldiers

 (e)   civilian casuality

2. Around 80 Kingdoms Fought in the War….besides  indo-aryan Dynasties.

Ø  Dravidians.            

Ø  Seythians (shaka). 

Ø  Yavans (Greeks)                        

Ø  Chin (Chinese).    

Ø  Huns.                                           

Ø  Persians (Phalava)

Ø   Parthians      fought this War – in a way WHOLE WORLD was there.

3.   Mahabharat War occurred at a time when:

Ø  India was military might.

Ø  India retained more than 1/3rd GDP of the world till 1500 AD.

Ø  India was known as ARYAVART –Abode of Aryans

Ø  India, China were richest countries in the world followed “Heart-throbbing” Persia.

Ø  Europeans were residing in Central Asia.  
At Such a time  80 domestic and Foreign countries collided in KURUKSHETRA.

It is said that the size of Pandavas‘ army in the Kurukshetra war was 7 akshauhinis, and those ofKauravas 11 akshauhinis.

An ‘Akshauhini‘ is a combination of certain count of of elephants, chariots, horses and foot-soldiers. The count is arrived as follows:

One elephant, one chariot, three horses and five foot soldiers form a Patti;Three Pattis form aSena-Mukha; three Sena-Mukhas make a Gulma; three Gulmas a Gana; three Ganas a Vahini; three Vahinis a Pruthana; three Pruthanas a Chamu; three Chamus a Anikini; and ten Anikinis form a Akshauhini. Thus an Akshauhini, by calculation, contains 21,870 elephants, 21,870 chariots, 65,610 chariots, and 109,350 foot soldiers.

Name	Elephants	Chariots	Horses	Soldiers
Patti	1	1	3	5
Sena-mukha	3	3	9	15
Gulma	9	9	27	45
Gana	27	27	81	135
Vahini	81	81	243	405
Pŕtana	243	243	729	1215
Chamu	729	729	2187	3645
Anikini	2187	2187	6561	10935
Akshauhini	21870	21870	65610	109350