Ghatotkacha was a Rakshasa born of the Pandava Bhima and the Rakshasa woman Hidimbi. Rakshasa Ghatotkacha's kingdom, Kamyaka Forest, was near the Kuru kingdom.Ghatotkacha and his kingdom participated in the Kurukshetra War.
Ghatotkacha, as a Rakshasa son of Bhima and Hidimbi, governed the nearby Kamyaka Forest, which shared a border with the Kuru kingdom. Ghatotkacha's realm joined forces with his own in the Kurukshetra conflict.