Salwa Kingdom
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Salwa is a kingdom grouped among the western kingdoms in the epic Mahabharata. It is close to Madra Kingdom as both are mentioned together in many places. Saubha is its capital. The famous prince Satyavan was from Salwa. He married the Madra princess, Savitri. Their history is a famous narration in Mahabharata.
Another Salwa king was mentioned as a lover of Amba, the eldest princess of Kasi Kingdom, who was abducted by Bhishma, a warrior from Kuru Kingdom, along with her sisters Ambika and Amblika. Bhisma wished to make her the wife of Kuru prince Vichitravirya, but Amba wished to marry the Salwa king. Bhishma sent her to Salwa but the Salwa king rejected her.
Yet another Salwa king attacked Dwaraka and was killed by Vasudeva Krishna.According to the narration in the epic, he possessed an aircraft known as Saubha Vimana and used it for air travel and for aireal warfare.
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- Mahabharata of Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa, translated to English by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
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