For the kingdom in the Ramayana and Mahabharata, see Kekeya Kingdom.
Location of the Anu tribe from which the Kekayas were descended among the Vedic tribes
Location of the Kekayas during the late Vedic period
Location of the Kekayas during the post-Vedic period
Kekaya (Sanskrit: Kekaya) was an ancient Indo-Aryan tribe of north-western South Asia whose existence is attested during the Iron Age (c.1100–500 BCE). The members of the Kekaya tribe were called the Kaikayas.
Kekaya (Sanskrit: Kekaya) was an ancient Indo-Aryan tribe of north-western South Asia whose existence is attested during the Iron Age (c.1100–500 BCE)...
KAMBOJA GANDHĀRA MATSYA AṄGA MAGADHA ◇ ▷ Kekeya Kingdom (also known as Kekaya, Kaikaya, Kaikeya etc.) was a kingdom mentioned in the ancient Indian epic...
Sivi Kingdom, Setuka, Madra who founded the Madra Kingdom and Kekaya who founded the Kekaya Kingdom) Harischandra (a contemporary of Anu King Ashvapati...
line up at Kurukshetra for a war. The kingdoms of Panchala, Dwaraka, Kasi, Kekaya, Magadha, Matsya, Chedi, Pandyas, Telinga, and the Yadus of Mathura and...
divisions of Vahika Country, viz Kekaya, Uśīnara and Madra. Fourth division to be added to Vahika country is Śavasa. Of these Kekaya and Śavasa may be located...
Mahabharata. In Bhagavata Purana, the Uśīnaras, the Sibi, the Madras, and the Kekayas are the direct descendants of Anudruhyu. Sibi or Sivi is stated to be son...
Beas river near the Trigartas. The Madrakas, as well as the neighbouring Kekaya and Uśīnara tribes, were descended from the Ṛgvedic Anu tribe which lived...
and Shankha. Sudeshna was the daughter of Queen Malavi and a lord of the Kekayas. During the Pandavas' 13th year of exile, Sudeshna unknowingly plays host...
references that give valuable information on their role in Kurukshetra War:- The Kekaya brothers, at the head of their troops, encountered in battle the five Gandhara...
the Kurukshetra war on the side of Kauravas. Karna Parava refers to the Kekayas, the Malavas, the Madrakas, the Dravidas of fierce prowess, the Yaudheyas...
the kingdom, while the other states of the Punjab region, such as the Kekayas, Madrakas, Uśīnaras, and Shivis being under Gāndhārī suzerainty. The Gāndhārī...
Iron Age, first legendary kingdoms appeared in Punjab including Gandhara, Kekaya, Madra, Sivi and Trigarta. Literary evidence from the Vedic Era suggests...
"destructive fire" (pralayaanala) to the Pallavas. His queen Prabhavati of the Kekaya family bore him a son called Ravivarma. Mrigeshavarma was known to be a...
Vasatis, the Salwas, the Sakas, the Trigartas, the Amvashthas, and the Kekayas, similarly fell upon Arjuna." (6:118) "Bhishma protected by the warriors...
included the Gandharas and Shakuni. Anu's descendants included ehy Madras, Kekayas, Ushinara, and Shibi. Brahma Atri Chandra Budha The Lunar Dynasty started...
story of the Pandavas and the bravery of Arjuna. Chekitana was the son of Kekaya king Dhrishtaketu and Queen Shrutakirti, a Yadava. Chekitana was described...
chief fighting as a commander of the Kadambas in a battle against the Kekayas and Pallavas. In a stone inscription near Gudnapur dated to c. 500 CE,...
Bhadra (Daughter of Vasudeva's sister Shrutakirti who was the Queen of Kekaya Kingdom.)[citation needed] Buddhism does not proscribe any specific sexual...
the sons of Sivi. The neighboring kingdoms of Madra, Kekaya, and Sindhu belonged to Madraka, Kekaya, and Vrsadarbh, the other three sons of Sivi.[citation...
Mundas and the inhabitants of the kingdom of women and the Tanganas and the Kekayas and the Malavas and the inhabitants of Kasmira ... (3:51). Lanka, with...
Vasatis, the Ṡalvas, the Matsyas, the Amvashtas, the Trigartas, and the Kekayas, the Sauviras, the Kitavas, and the dwellers of the Eastern, Western, and...
Mundas, as well as the inhabitants of the kingdom of women, Tanganas, Kekayas, Malavas and the inhabitants of Kasmira were mentioned at (3,51) as bringing...
ancient town and surrounding district: the Kambojas, the Daradas, the Kekayas, the Madras, the Pauravas, the Yaudheyas, the Malavas and the Kurus. After...
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