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What are some unknown or underrated characters from the Mahabharata?
Can you tell me more about Amba?
Amba was the eldest daughter of the king of Kashi. At her swayamvara, she chose Salva as her husband but he was defeated in a subsequent battle with Bhishma, who took Amba and her sisters with him. Amba confided in Bhishma that she had already given her heart to someone else and could not marry him. Bhishma let her go and she approached her lover, but he refused to accept her as he thought she had lost her purity. Amba then went back to Bhishma and demanded that he marry her, but he refused. This rejection set in motion a chain of events that eventually led to Bhishma's death.