Answer:
The central story of Mahabharata reinforced the idea of kinship and succession because whole of Mahabharata story runs around this common thread.
The war is the central theme of Mahabharata and the main cause of war is fight for succession among the fraternal kins. The Kauravas and Pandavas are cousins. Pandu, father of Pandavas succeeded on throne in place of Dhrtirastra as the latter was blind. Thus there was tussle among the Pandavas and Kauravas for throne.
Pandavas emphasized that their father was king and hence they are rightful heir to the throne whereas Kauravas said that the rightful king was their father and that King Pandu was only a care - taker king. Thus the whole story runs around succession. Also, the armies for war were also organized, on the kinship lines and born rook help from their extended kins.
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