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Raghuvaṃśa or Raghukula is a legendary Indian dynasty in the Itihasa-Purana, considered an offshoot of the Sūryavaṃśa or the Ikshvaku dynasty lineage of kings tracing its ancestry to the sun deity Surya. Any king who belongs to Raghuvaṃśa, referred to as Raghuvaṃśī, as a result also belongs to Sūryavaṃśa. The dynasty is named after Raghu, a legendary king who protected the sacrificial horse of Ashvamedha from Indra. Raghuvaṃśī kings include Mandhata, Harishchandra, Sagara, Bhagiratha, Dilīpa, Raghu, Aja, Dasharatha and Rama.

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  • Raghuvaṃśa or Raghukula is a legendary Indian dynasty in the Itihasa-Purana, considered an offshoot of the Sūryavaṃśa or the Ikshvaku dynasty lineage of kings tracing its ancestry to the sun deity Surya. Any king who belongs to Raghuvaṃśa, referred to as Raghuvaṃśī, as a result also belongs to Sūryavaṃśa. The dynasty is named after Raghu, a legendary king who protected the sacrificial horse of Ashvamedha from Indra. Raghuvaṃśī kings include Mandhata, Harishchandra, Sagara, Bhagiratha, Dilīpa, Raghu, Aja, Dasharatha and Rama. Kalidasa's work, Raghuvaṃśa, narrates the epic of the Raghuvaṃśa in 19 sargas (cantos). (en)
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  • Raghuvaṃśa or Raghukula is a legendary Indian dynasty in the Itihasa-Purana, considered an offshoot of the Sūryavaṃśa or the Ikshvaku dynasty lineage of kings tracing its ancestry to the sun deity Surya. Any king who belongs to Raghuvaṃśa, referred to as Raghuvaṃśī, as a result also belongs to Sūryavaṃśa. The dynasty is named after Raghu, a legendary king who protected the sacrificial horse of Ashvamedha from Indra. Raghuvaṃśī kings include Mandhata, Harishchandra, Sagara, Bhagiratha, Dilīpa, Raghu, Aja, Dasharatha and Rama. (en)
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  • Raghuvaṃśa (dynasty) (en)
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