in battle (8,5). Arjuna's conquests after Kurukhsetra War Countless was the fete of Kshatriyas, of kings in myriads, who fought with Arjuna on the occasion of his military campaign to collect tribute for Yudhishthira's Ashwamedha sacrifice, for having lost their kinsmen on the field of Kurukshetra. Innumerable Kiratas also and Yavanas, all excellent bowmen, and diverse tribes of Mlechechas too, who had been discomfited before (by the Pandavas on the field of Kurukshetra), and many Arya kings, possessed of soldiers and animals, encountered Arjuna in battle (14,73). He battled with the Kasis, the Angas, the Kosalas, the Kiratas, and the Tanganas (14,83) Absence of Brahmins among Kiratas The Mekalas, the Dravidas, the Lathas, the Paundras, the Konwasiras, the Saundikas, the Daradas, the Darvas, the Chauras, the Savaras, the Varvaras, the Kiratas, the Yavanas, Kambojas, Hunas, Sakas and numerous other tribes of Kshatriyas, have become degraded into the status of Sudras through the absence of Brahmanas. See also Kirātārjunīya, poem about Arjuna and Shiva (disguised as a Kirata) in southern India Kingdoms of Ancient India Kimpurusha Kingdom Yalambar, legendary king of the modern Kirati people References Mahabharata of Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa, translated to English by Kisari Mohan Ganguli Kingdoms in the Mahabharata Himalayan kingdoms (Puranas)