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{{Short description|King of Samkasya and brother of Janaka in epic Ramayana}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox royalty
| religion = [[Hinduism]]
| name = Kushadhvaja
| spouse = [[Chandrabhaga (Ramayana)|Chandrabhaga]]
| issue = [[Mandavi]]<br/>[[Shrutakirti]]
| house = [[Videha]]
| dynasty = [[Solar dynasty|Suryavamsha]]
| birth_place = [[Mithila (region)|Mithila]]
| succession = [[Maharaja]] of Samkasya
| predecessor = Sudhanvan
| successor =
}}

'''Kushadhvaja''' ({{langx|sa|कुशध्वजा}} [[IAST]]: Kuśadhvaja) is the King of [[Samkashya|Samkasya]] and the younger brother of [[Janaka]], the King of [[Mithila (region)|Mithila]], in the Hindu epic ''[[Ramayana]]''. He was married to [[Chandrabhaga (Ramayana)|Chandrabhaga]] and is the father of [[Mandavi]] and [[Shrutakirti]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rEWaSju1rVsC&q=Kushadhwaja&pg=PA15 | title=Tales from Kalidasa | publisher=Ediciones Gamma S.A. | author=H. L. Luthra | year=1988 | pages=15 | isbn=9788120902282}}</ref>

== Legend ==
=== Birth ===
Kushadhvaja was born to King Hrasvaroman of [[Mithila (region)|Mithila]] and his wife Keikasi.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FHPXAAAAMAAJ&q=Kushadhwaja | title=The Ramayana | publisher=Orient Longman | author=Lakshmi Lal | year=1988 | pages=20 | isbn=9780861318056}}</ref> He is the younger brother of Janaka. The Videha kingdom was historically located between east of [[Gandaki River]], west of [[Mahananda River]], north of the [[Ganga]] river and south of the [[Himalayas]].<ref name=Jha1997>{{cite book |author=Jha, M. |year=1997 |chapter=Hindu Kingdoms at contextual level |title=Anthropology of Ancient Hindu Kingdoms: A Study in Civilizational Perspective |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A0i94Z5C8HMC&pg=PA27 |pages=27–42 |publisher=M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd |location=New Delhi|isbn=9788175330344 }}</ref>

=== Marriage and children ===
Kushadhvaja was married to queen consort '''Chandrabhaga''' ({{langx|sa|चंद्रभागा}}). Chandrabhaga first gave birth to [[Mandavi]] and later gave birth to his second daughter [[Shrutakirti]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Praśānta Guptā|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RazqpUWg3KYC&pg=PA32|title=Vālmīkī Rāmāyaṇa|publisher=Dreamland Publications|year=1998|isbn=9788173012549|pages=32}}</ref> Both his daughters were brought up in Mithila, along with [[Sita]] and [[Urmila]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Ramayana-Indian-epic|title=Ramayana {{!}} Summary, Characters, & Facts|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en|access-date=2020-02-18|archive-date=12 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412065621/https://www.britannica.com/topic/Ramayana-Indian-epic|url-status=live}}</ref> Mandavi was married to [[Bharata (Ramayana)|Bharata]] while Shrutakirti was married to [[Shatrughna]], both the younger brothers of [[Rama]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Valmiki |url=http://archive.org/details/TheRamayan |title=The Ramayana |date= |pages=126–145}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=Mishra, V. |year=1979 |publisher=Mithila Prakasana |location=Allahabad |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8FBuAAAAMAAJ&q=area+of+mithila |title=Cultural Heritage of Mithila | access-date=28 December 2016 | pages=13}}</ref>

== King of Samkasya ==
He initially ruled the area around [[Rajbiraj]]
His brother Janaka was the King of Mithila. During his rein the King of Samkasya, called Sudhanvan, attacked Mithila. Janaka killed Sudhanvan in the war, and crowned his brother Kushadhvaja as the King of Samkasya.<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2019-01-28 |title=Story of Janaka |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/compilation/puranic-encyclopaedia/d/doc241640.html |access-date=2022-09-11 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Ramayana}}
[[Category:Characters in the Ramayana]]

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