The Pandavas and Kauravas, cousins born of the Kuru dynasty, were locked in a bitter rivalry over the throne of Hastinapura that escalated from childhood jealousy through a rigged dice game to the catastrophic eighteen-day war at Kurukshetra.
The Kauravas, led by Duryodhana and commanding the greater army, fought the eighteen-day war at Kurukshetra against their Pandava cousins. Every one of the hundred brothers perished on the battlefield, annihilating Dhritarashtra's line entirely.
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