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, a Rakshasa offspring of Bhima and Hidimbi, ruled over the nearby Kamyaka Forest, which bordered the Kuru kingdom. During the Kurukshetra conflict, Ghatotkacha's realm allied with his own in the war.