What was the name of the Pandava capital?

The Pandava capital was Indraprastha. The city was established after the Kuru kingdom was divided between the Pandavas and their cousins, the Kauravas.

The Pandavas received Khandavaprastha, described in the Mahabharata as a barren or forested region. With the help of Krishna and Arjuna, the Khandava Forest was cleared in the epic’s account, and a magnificent city was built there. It became known as Indraprastha, a name often interpreted as “plain of Indra” or “city of Indra.”

Indraprastha became the seat of Yudhishthira’s rule and the setting for the famous Rajasuya sacrifice. Its splendid assembly hall, associated with the architect Maya, contributed to the Pandavas’ rising prestige and intensified Duryodhana’s jealousy.

Indraprastha is traditionally associated with the area of present-day Delhi, especially the Purana Qila site, though the archaeological identification is not certain. It should not be confused with Hastinapura, the older Kuru capital retained by Dhritarashtra and the Kauravas, or with Dwarka, Krishna’s western Indian city.