The History and Culture of the Indian People v1.c19.s3.t2.2

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The Kurus along with Pañchālas, Vaśas and Uśīnaras occupied the Madhyadeśa. The Kurus do not appear as a people in the *Ṛigveda*, but Kuru forms part of the name of a king, Kuruśravaṇa, mentioned therein. The *Atharvaveda* (XX. 127. 7-10) speaks of the Kuru king Parīkshit in whose reign the Kuru kingdom flourished exceedingly. Reference is made to his descendant Janamejaya who performed an Aśvamedha at Āsandīvat, probably Hastināpura of later days. The Kuru kingdom roughly corresponded to modern Thānesar, Delhi, and the Upper Gangetic Doāb.²⁴