Dasharatha
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Dasharatha (, IAST: Daśaratha; born Nemi) was the king of Kosala, with its capital at Ayodhya, in the Hindu epic Ramayana. Dasharatha married Kausalya, Sumitra and Kaikeyi. He was the father of Rama, the protagonist of the epic Ramayana, Bharata, Lakshmana, and Shatrughna. Dasharatha also finds mention in the Vishnu Purana.
Key facts
- Royalty.type
- Hindu
- Royalty.birth_name
- Nemi
- Royalty.birth_place
- Ayodhya, Kosala, Bharatavarsha (modern-day Uttar Pradesh, India)
- Royalty.death_place
- Ayodhya, Kosala, Bharatavarsha (modern-day Uttar Pradesh, India)
- Royalty.image
- King Dasharatha Raja Sabha.jpg
- Royalty.caption
- King Dasharatha sitting on his throne
- Royalty.succession
- Maharaja of Kosala
- Royalty.predecessor
- Aja
- Royalty.successor
- Rama
- Royalty.dynasty
- Suryavamsha
- Royalty.father
- Aja
- Royalty.mother
- Indumati
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Legend
- Early life and marriage
- Yajñas to beget sons
- Kaikeyi's boons and Rama's exile
- Killing of Shravana Kumara and death
- In popular culture
- Films
- Television
- YouTube
- Novels
- See also
- References
- Further reading
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Dasharatha (, IAST: Daśaratha; born Nemi) was the king of Kosala, with its capital at Ayodhya, in the Hindu epic Ramayana. Dasharatha married Kausalya, Sumitra and Kaikeyi. He was the father of Rama, the protagonist of the epic Ramayana, Bharata, Lakshmana, and Shatrughna. Dasharatha also finds mention in the Vishnu Purana.
==Legend==
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