Pandavas

Draupadi with Yudhisthira (seated), Nakula and Sahadeva (standing), Bhsihma (left) and Arjuna (right)

The Pandavas  were the five cousins of the Kauravas. Their names were Yudhisthira, Bhishma, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva. They were the adopted sons of Pandu. Their fathers were biologically gods - Yama, Vayu, Indra and the Ashvin twins respectively. The mother of the first three was Kunti and the last two, Madri. They were all married to the same woman - Draupadi, whom Arjuna won in an archery contest. They went to war with their cousins in the Kurukshetra War, which they won.

Another Pandava, Kunti's first son with Surya, was Karna. Karna was abandoned and helped command the Kaurava forces in the war. Kunti met with him during the war and revealed his parentage. He then promised he would spare his brothers if he encountered them on the field. He was killed by Arjuna.

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Kuru Genealogy in Hindu mythology

Names in bold are kings of Hastinapura

Chandra                                       Budha                                       Seven generations                                       Dushyant                                       Bharata                                       Bhumanyu                                       Six generations                                       Kuru                                         Viduratha                                       Bhimasena                                       Pratipa                               Ganga   Shantanu       Satyavati                                                                       Bhishma     Chitrangada                                           Subala   Ambika             Vichitravirya   Ambalika     Shurasena                                                                                                             Shakuni   Gandhari   Dhritarashtra   Madri   Pandu     Kunti                                                                                                                                 Duryodhana   Kauravas   Nakula     Sahadeva       Karṇa                                                                                                     Draupadi       Yudhisthira                                                                                                                       Bhima     Rohini   Vasudeva   Devaki                                                                                                                           Arjuna   Subhadra   Krishna                                                                                                         Abhimanyu                                                                                       Parikshit                                                                                       Janamejaya