Duryodhana is the main antagonist in the Mahabharat. He was the eldest of the Kauravas, the hundred sons of the blind king Dhritarashtra and his queen Gandhari.
The Kurukshetra War, also known as the Mahabharat War, originated from a power struggle for the throne of Hastinapura between two sets of cousins, namely the Kauravas and the Pandavas.
Bhishma, also referred to as Pitamaha, was the supreme commander of the Kaurava army in the Kurukshetra War. Bhishma was the eldest son of the King Shantanu and goddess Ganga.
During the Mahabharat war, Lord Krishna acquired the name Partha Sarathy when he assumed the role of Arjuna's charioteer. Arjuna was also called "Partha".