<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Kurukshetra War </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> c. 1700 watercolour from Mewar depicts the Pandava and Kaurava armies arrayed against each other . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> unknown, but lasted 18 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Kurukshetra, modern - day Haryana, India </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Victory for Pandavas and allies, fall of Kauravas </Li> <Li> Dhritarashtra abdicated the throne of Hastinapura and Yudhishthira succeeded him </Li> <Li> Yuyutsu was appointed as Yudhishthira's subordinate king in Indraprastha </Li> <Li> Various succession took place due to many kings and rulers' deaths in the war: Anga, Chedi, Gandhar, Kalinga, Kosala, Madra, Magadh, Matsya, Panchal, Sindhu, Virata </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Territorial changes </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Reunification of the Kuru states of Hastinapura and Indraprastha under the Pandavas </Li> <Li> Return of Panchal lands held by Drona to the original Panchala state </Li> <Li> Truce and status quo ante bellum in elsewhere </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Belligerents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Territory-less Pandavas of the Kurus with the support of the Panchala tribe and others . </Td> <Td> Kauravas (Kuru tribe) with capital at Hastinapura and their allies </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Commanders and leaders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Overlord Yudhishthira Commanders - in - chief Dhrishtadyumna (day 1 - 18) † Strategists Krishna </Td> <Td> Overlord Duryodhana † Commanders - in - chief Bhishma (day 1 - 10) † Drona (day 11 - 15) † Karna (day 16 - 17) † Shalya (day 18) † Ashwatthama (night raid) Strategists Shakuni † </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Strength </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 Akshauhinis 153,090 chariots and chariot - riders 153,090 elephants and elephant - riders 459,270 horses and horse - riders 765,450 infantry (total 1,530,900 soldiers) </Td> <Td> 11 Akshauhinis 240,570 chariots and chariot - riders 240,570 elephants and elephant - riders 721,710 horses and horse - riders 1,202,850 infantry (total 2,405,700 soldiers) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Casualties and losses </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Almost total (1,530,900 soldiers) 8 named survivors: <Ul> <Li> the five Pandavas </Li> <Li> Krishna </Li> <Li> Satyaki </Li> <Li> Yuyutsu </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Almost total (2,405,700 soldiers) 4 named survivors: <Ul> <Li> Ashwatthama </Li> <Li> Sage Kripa </Li> <Li> Kritavarma </Li> <Li> Vrishakethu (son of Karna) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Kurukshetra War </Th> </Tr>

Who ends up ruling after the war between the kauravas and pandavas