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'''Raghuvanshi or Raghuwanshi or Raghukul''' is a legendary<ref>{{Cite book|title=Indian History: Ancient and medieval|year=2003|volume=1|pages=22}}</ref> Indian [[Kshatriya]] dynasty in the [[Itihasa]]-[[Puranas|Purana]], considered an offshoot of the [['''Ikshvaku dynasty''']] lineage of kings tracing its ancestry to the sun deity [[Surya]]. Raghuwanshi or Raghuvanshi is one of the highest class of Kshatriya Clan (Warrior Clan) The dynasty is named after [[Raghu]], a legendary king who protected the sacrificial horse of [[Ashwamedha]] from [[Indra]]. Raghuvanshi kings include [[King Mandhata|Mandhata]], [[Harishchandra]], [[Sagara (Vedic king)|Sagara]], [[Bhagiratha]], [[Dilīpa]], [[Raghu]], [[Aja (Hindu mythology)|Aja]], [[Dasaratha]] and [[Rama]]. <br />
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[[Kalidasa]]'s work, ''[[Raghuvaṃśa|Raghuvamsha]]'' narrates the epic of the Raghuwamsha in 19 sargas ([[canto]]s).<ref>Raghuvaṃśa of Kālidāsa - Edited with extracts & notes etc by Narayan Ram Acharya Kavyatirtha, Chaukhambha Publishers, Varanasi, 2nd ed (2002), Appendix 2</ref><br />
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==Notable people==<br />
[[File:Harishchandra by RRV.jpg|right|thumb|Harishchandra and his family are sold into bondage and separated. Painting by [[Raja Ravi Varma]].]]<br />
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Several legendary kings came from the Solar dynasty and are referred to as ''Raghuvanshi'' after their ancestor, the king Raghu.<br />
* [[King Mandhata|Mandhata]], who is said to have ruled the entire earth during the [[Vedic period]], and defeated the Indra-head of [[Devatas]].<br />
* [[Sagara (Vedic king)|Sagara]], a king who was tricked by Indra into a conflict with the sage [[Kapila]], leading to the death of his 60,000 sons, the descent of the Ganges to earth, and his sons' revival<br />
* [[Harishchandra]], the king of [[Ayodhya]], believed to be an exemplar of honesty<br />
* [[Dilīpa]], said to be the most righteous and chivalrous emperors of the Ikshvaku dynasty<br />
* [[Bhagirath |Bhagiratha]] said to be the legendary king of the Ikshvaku dynasty, who brought the River [[Ganga]], personified as the river goddess [[Ganga]], to Earth from the heavens<br />
* [[Raghu]] II, whose descendants are known as Raghuvanshi. The ''[[Valmiki]] [[Ramayana]]'' refers to ''Raghukula'', a clan of this king<br />
* [[Aja (Hindu mythology)|Aja]], son of King Raghu <br />
* [[Dasaratha]], son of Aja and father of Rama, Lakshman, Bharath and Shatrughan<br />
* [[Rama]], he is considered the seventh [[avatar]] of the god [[Vishnu]]. Rama's story before he became king of Ayodhya is recounted in the ''Ramayana''. After he ascended the throne, he performed the Ashwamedha Yajna. [[Bharata (Ramayana)|Bharata]], his younger brother, won the country of [[Gandhara]] and settled there<br />
* [[Lava (Ramayana)|Lava]] and [[Kusha (Ramayana)|Kusha]] - They were the twin sons of Rama and his wife [[Sita]]. Lava ruled south [[Kosala]] while Kusha ruled north Kosala, including Ayodhya. Kusha married "Nagkanya" "Kumuddhati", sister of Kumuda. After Kusha the following kings of the solar dynasty ruled Ayodhya: <br />
* [[Śuddhodana]]<br />
* [[King Sumitra|Sumitra]], the last king of [[Ayodhya]] from Raghuvanshi dynasty.<br />
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