Uśīnara

Ushinara (Sanskrit: Uśīnara) was an ancient Indo-Aryan tribe of north-western South Asia whose existence is attested during the Iron Age.

[1] The Uśīnaras lived in the northernmost part of the Madhya-deśa, with the Uśīnara-giri ("Uśīnara mountain") being located near Kanakhala.

[1] The Uśīnaras, as well as the neighbouring Kekaya and Madraka tribes, were descended from the Ṛigvedic Anu tribe which lived near the Paruṣṇī river in the central Punjab region.

[2] A queen of Uśīnara, named Uśīnarāṇī, is mentioned in the Ṛgveda.

[1] The Uśīnaras appear in epic Hindu literature, especially in the Rāmāyaṇa and the Mahābhārata.