What is "puru"

The Purus were a clan, or a confederation of clans, mentioned many times in the Rigveda, formed around 3180 BCE. RV 7.96.2 locates them at the banks of the Sarasvati River. There were several factions of Purus, one being the Bharatas. Purus rallied many other groups against King Sudas of the Bharata, but were defeated in the Battle of the Ten Kings (RV 7.18, etc.,).

Puru (August 30, 1896 - November 18, 1963), also known as Pu Xinyu with Xinyu as his courtesy name, was a traditional Chinese painter and calligrapher. He was a member of the Manchu Aisin Gioro clan, the ruling house of the Qing dynasty. He was a cousin to Puyi, the final ruler of the Qing dynasty and the last Emperor of China. It was speculated that Puru would have succeeded to the Chinese throne if Puyi and the Qing government were not overthrown after the 1911 Xinhai Revolution. Puru was reputed to be as talented as the famous southern artist Chang Dai-chien. Together, they became known as "P'u of the North and Chang of the South.".

Puru may mean:

• Puru (Vedic tribe), a tribe, or a confederation of tribes, mentioned many times in the Rigveda
• King Puru: a king in Hindu mythology
• King Porus, a king of northwest India in the time of Alexander the Great
• Puru (artist) (August 30, 1896 - November 18, 1963), also known as Pu Xinyu, an artist and cousin of China's last emperor Puyi
• Puru, Estonia, a village in Estonia