it by rewriting it in an encyclopedic style . (May 2010) Kurukshetra War Date Various dates, 3000s BC-1000s BC [1] (fought for 18 days) Location Kurukshetra , modern-day Haryana, India Result Pyrrhic Pandava victory, fall of Kauravas and Pandava back to power. Belligerents Pandavas led by Dhristadyumna Kauravas led by Bhishma