Dhritarashtra ruled Hastinapura as regent for years despite his blindness, having been passed over for the throne in favor of his younger brother Pandu, and then governing in Pandu's name and eventually in his own right after Pandu's death in the forest.
The Kurukshetra War was fought over the throne of Hastinapura. The Pandavas' victory on the battlefield restored their rightful claim to the Kuru capital, where Yudhishthira was crowned king after the war's devastating conclusion.
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