Purochana

In the Mahabharata, the later of the two
great Hindu epics, Purochana is a minister of Duryodhana, the epic’s antagonist. He advises Duryodhana to build the
House of Lac as a means to kill the
Pandavas, the five brothers who are
Duryodhana’s cousins, and the epic’s
protagonists. After the Pandavas move
into the House of Lac, Purochana sets
fire to it. The Pandavas, whose uncle
Vidura has alerted them to the danger,
are able to escape through a secret
underground passage, but Purochana
himself is killed in the fire.