Karna, his wives and children

Karna had two wives and 10 sons. Nine of them died in the Mahabharata war.

Vrishali

She was Karna's first wife -- a sister of Duryodhana's Sarathi Satyasena.

Karna's foster father Adhiratha was  was so impressed with her steadfast character and demeanour that he wanted his son to marry her. Vrishali committed Sati after Karna was killed during the war. They had eight sons

• Vrishasena: The eldest son of Karna. Arjun killed him to avenge Abhimanyu. He declared that 'Karna had killed my son when I was not there, but I will kill his son in front of him'. Arjun fulfilled his vow.
• Sushena: Nakula killed him. 
• Bhanusen: Nakula killed him.
• Satyasen: Nakula killed him.
• Prasenjit: Satyiki killed him.
• Satyasandh: Arjuna killed him.
• Shatrunjaya: Arjuna killed him.
• Vrishketu: Karna’s only son to survive the war as he did not take part in the Mahabharata war. 

Vrikshketu was married to the daughter of some king named Yavanaath. Pandavas adopted him as their son after the war. Arjuna trained him in archery and Bhim in mace fight. After the war, he clashed with Babhruvahana, the son Arjuna and Chitrangada, and was almost fatally wounded. Arjuna, fighting with him, also got near-fatal wounds. But Arjuna's other wife, Ulupi of the Naga tribe saved them with Naagamni.

Supriya

She was Karna's second wife -- a friend of Duryodhana's wife Bhanumati. They had two sons

• Banasena: Bhim killed him on the 16th day of the war
• Dvipata: Arjuna killed him.

Some other Mahabharata traditions, in regional versions, mentions more wives of Karna. They had been identified as  Padmavati, Uruvi, and Rituvati.