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Shakuni

Shakuni (Sanskrit: शकुनि, IAST: Śakuni, lit. 'bird') is one of the antagonists of the Hindu epic Mahabharata. He was the prince of the kingdom of Gandhara when introduced, later becoming its king after the death of his father, Subala. He was the brother of Gandhari and the maternal uncle of the Kauravas.

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Children
Uluka (elder son) · Unnamed younger son
Family
Subala (father) · Gandhari (sister) · Achala, Vrishaka, Gaja and other brothers
Home
Gandhara Kingdom
Relatives
Dhritarashtra (brother-in-law) · Duryodhana, Dushasana, Vikarna and 97 other nephews · Duhsala (niece)
Spouse
Unnamed queen
Title
King of Gandhara

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related to Kurukshetra War · 31
Shakuni → Abhimanyu, Arjuna, As, Bhima, Bhima's, Bhishma Parva, Chapter, Drona Parva, Duryodhana, Gandharas, He, His, In, Iravan, Karna Parva, Kauravas, Kulinda Kumara, Kurukshetra War, Later, Nakula
related to In derivative literature · 25
Shakuni → Alternatively, Bhishma, Dhritarashtra, Duryodhana, Gandhari, Gandhari’s, Hastinapura, He, However, In, Kuru, Kurukshetra, Kurus, Mahabharata, Odia Mahabharata, Pandavas, Shakuni's, Shakuni’s, Some, Subala
related to Early life and family · 21
Shakuni → According, Achala, Arjuna, Ashvamedha, Ashvamedhika Parva, During Arjuna's, Dvapara, Dvapara Yuga, Gandhara, Gandhari, He, Hindu, Kurukshetra, Kurukshetra War, Mahabharata, Pakistan, Shakuni's, Subala, The, Uluka
related to Etymology and epithets · 20
Shakuni → Due, Gandhara, Gāndhārapati, Gāndhārarāja, Gāndhārarājaputra, Gāndhārarājasuta, Hiranyaksha, King Ikshvaku, Kitava, Mahabharata, Other, Parvatīya, Saubala, Saubalaka, Saubaleya, Subalaja, Subalaputra, The Sanskrit, Various, Vrikasura
related to Death · 19
Shakuni → According, Bhima, Gandhara, He, In, Kaurava, Krishna, On, Pandavas, Recalling, Sahadeva, Shakuni’s, Shalya, Simultaneously, The, The Pandava, Uluka, Ulūka, Vidura
related to The game of dice · 18
Shakuni → After, Dhritarashtra, Draupadi, Duryodhana, In, Indraprastha, Kuru, Mahabharata, Pandava, Pandavas, Rajasuya, Shakuni's, The, The Pandavas, The Sabha Parva, To, When, Yudhishthira
related to Influence on Kuru · 16
Shakuni → Adi Parva, Based, Draupadi, Duryodhana, Emperor, Hastinapura, Kauravas, Krishna, Kuru Clan, Mahabharata, Metaphorically, Pandava, Pandavas, Similarly, The, Throughout
related to Shakuni after the Dice Game · 14
Shakuni → During, Duryodhana, Dvaita, Following, Gandharvas, Hastinapura, His, In Vana Parva, Kaurava, Kurukshetra War, Later, Mahabharata, Pandavas, The
related to Aftermath · 9
Shakuni → Among, Ashramavasika Parva, Dvapara, Following, Kurukshetra War, Later, Shakuni's, Svargarohanika Parva, Vyasa
Family · 3
Shakuni → Achala, Vrishaka, Gaja and other brothers, Gandhari (sister), Subala (father)

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ShakuniChildrenUluka (elder son)1.00infobox
ShakuniChildrenUnnamed younger son1.00infobox
ShakuniFamilySubala (father)1.00infobox
ShakuniFamilyGandhari (sister)1.00infobox
ShakuniFamilyAchala, Vrishaka, Gaja and other brothers1.00infobox
ShakuniHomeGandhara Kingdom1.00infobox
ShakuniRelativesDhritarashtra (brother-in-law)1.00infobox
ShakuniRelativesDuryodhana, Dushasana, Vikarna and 97 other nephews1.00infobox
ShakuniRelativesDuhsala (niece)1.00infobox
ShakuniSpouseUnnamed queen1.00infobox
ShakuniTitleKing of Gandhara1.00infobox
Shakunirelated to AftermathFollowing0.60section

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