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Keśin Dālbhya (orDārbhya) was a king ofPanchala during the LateVedic period, most likely betweenc. 900 and 750 BCE.[1]
He is mentioned prominently in theTaittiriya andJaiminiyaBrahmanas.[2] His maternal uncle was aKuru king, reflecting the matrimonial alliance between the two kingdoms.[3]
His reign saw the establishment of the Panchala kingdom as the dominant political and cultural center of northern India, in the aftermath of the decline and defeat of the Kuru Kingdom by the non-VedicSalva tribe.
The nephew of the Kuru king Ucchaisravas, son of Kuvaya, who had died heirless, he subsequently took over the leadership and ensured the continuation of the Vedic tradition.[4]
His dynasty remained in power for many generations; one of his later successors was the philosopher-kingPravahana Jaivali mentioned in theUpanishads.
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