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The '''Pūrus''' are a tribe, or a confederation of tribes, mentioned many times in the [[Rigveda]]. [[RV 7]].96.2 locates them at the banks of the [[Sarasvati River]].
There were several factions of Purus, one being the [[Bharatas]]. Purus rallied many other tribes against King [[Sudas]] of the Bharata, but were defeated in the [[Battle of the Ten Kings]] (RV 7.18, etc,).
The king Porus of Alexander's time seem to reflect the old tribal name. The modern Punjabi Khatri [[Puri (Family Name)|Puri]] caste traces its lineage to the Puru tribe.
Also See [[Saini]], [[Kukhran]]
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