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Japan is known as the 'Land of the Rising Sun' because it is one of the first countries to see the sunrise each day due to its location near the International Date Line in the eastern hemisphere. The name appears in Japanese culture as 'Nihon' or 'Nippon' which literally means 'origin of the sun'. Thailand and Bhutan are in Asia but are not associated with this nickname.

According to the Mahabharata, the Kurukshetra war between the Pandavas and Kauravas lasted for 18 days. Each day had specific battles and the war ended with the defeat of the Kauravas. The epic describes the events in detail across multiple chapters.

Bhishma, the grand-uncle of both Pandavas and Kauravas, was appointed the supreme commander (senapati) of the Kaurava army and led for the first 10 days of the war. He had a boon to choose his time of death. Duryodhana was the Kaurava prince, Drona was the guru who succeeded Bhishma, and Karna fought later.

Jayadratha is credited with killing Abhimanyu during the Kurukshetra war. While the Kaurava warriors collectively attacked Abhimanyu in the Chakravyuha formation, Jayadratha prevented the Pandava warriors from entering to rescue Abhimanyu by using a boon he received. Drishtadyumna was Drona's killer, Aswathama was Drona's son, and Duryodhana was the Kaurava prince.

Vrishakethu (or Vrishaketu) was Karna's son who survived the Kurukshetra war. After the war, he was taken under the Pandavas' care and later became a king. Virata was the Matsya king, Bahlika was Bhishma's uncle, and Shalya was Madra's king who drove Karna's chariot.

Vrishakethu (also known as Vrishasena) was one of Karna's sons who fought in the Kurukshetra war. Virata was the king of Matsya, Bahlika was Bhishma's grandfather, and Shalya was the king of Madra and Karna's charioteer.

Satyavati's first husband was Parashara (Parashar Muni), a sage. She had a son, Vyasa, with him. Later, she married King Shantanu of Hastinapura and became queen. Dasaraja was her father (a fisherman chief).

In the Mahabharata, Amba was the eldest daughter of the King of Kashi. Along with her sisters Ambika and Ambalika, she was won in a swayamvara by Bhishma, who abducted them for his brother Vichitravirya to marry. However, Amba revealed she was already in love with Shalva (Shalvaraj), the King of Saubha, and had chosen him as her husband. Bhishma honored her choice and released her to go to Shalva, though Shalva later rejected her, leading to the complex tragedy that culminated in her vow of revenge against Bhishma.