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Duryodhana

Duryodhana is a character from a story called the Mahabharata. It's a really old story from India that's kind of like a big epic poem.

Duryodhana is one of the main bad guys in the story. He's a prince and he's very mean and selfish. He doesn't like the main character, a good prince named Pandavas, because he's jealous of him. Duryodhana doesn't want Pandavas to be king because he wants to be king instead.

So, Duryodhana tries to trick and hurt Pandavas a lot throughout the story. He even cheats in a big war that happens in the story, which is very uncool.

In the end, Duryodhana's bad actions catch up with him and he gets defeated by the good guys. Even though he was mean, it's still sad when he loses because he's a person too. But it's also a lesson that being mean and selfish isn't a good way to live your life.
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