ID: 901000886 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000886	Record Type: Character/Person

	Karna (Hindu character of Mahabharata)

Note: A great warrior of the epic story, Mahabharata; known for sacrifice, courage, charity, valor, reliability, and selflessness. Karna was the son of Surya and Kunti; close friend of Duryodhana and fought on his behalf against his brothers the Pandavas in the Kurukshetra War.

Names:

	Karna (Hindu character of Mahabharata) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Vasusena (Hindu character of Mahabharata) (English,U,N)
	कर्ण (Hindu character of Mahabharata) (Sanskrit,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Literature and Performing Arts (P)
		....<Literary characters> (P)
		........Karna (Hindu character of Mahabharata) (I)

Related Iconography:

	is actor for .... Mahabharata
	..........(Literature and Performing Arts, Named written and performed works, Literary works: Poetry, Mahabharata (epic poem, Vyasa, ca. 1500 BCE)) [901000895]

	child of .... Surya
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Hindu iconography, Hindu characters, Surya (Hindu deity)) [901000883]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... literary character
	.....(characters (people by activity), people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Indian (South Asian)
	.....(South Asian, Asian, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Karna (Hindu character of Mahabharata)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Vasusena (Hindu character of Mahabharata)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	कर्ण (Hindu character of Mahabharata)
	................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karna

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karna#/media/File:Krishna_explains_to_Karna.jpg