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Shantanu (Sanskrit शंतनु, śhantanu, also शांतनु, or śāntanu) was a Kuru king of Kuru Kingdom with his capital Hastinapura. He was a descendant of the Bharata race, of the Lunar dynasty and great-grandfather of the Pandavas and the Kauravas. He is mentioned in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. He was the youngest son of King Pratipa of Hastinapura and had been born in the latter's old age. The eldest son Devapi had leprosy and gave up his inheritance to become a hermit. The middle son Bahlika (or Vahlika) abandoned his paternal kingdom and started living with his maternal uncle in Balkh and inherited his kingdom. Shantanu thus became the king of Hastinapura kingdom. Shantanu is best known for being the father of Bhishma (also known as Devavrata), one of the mightiest warriors of all time.
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