editHarishchandra and his family are sold into bondage and separated. Painting by Raja Ravi Varma.
Several legendary kings came from the Solar dynasty and are referred to as Raghuvaṃśa after their ancestor, the king Raghu.
Mandhata, who is said to have ruled the entire earth during the Vedic period, and defeated the Indra, the king of the devas.
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 Ganga to earth, and his sons' revival
Dilīpa, said to be the most righteous and chivalrous emperors of the Ikshvaku dynasty
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
Raghu II, whose descendants are known as Raghuvaṃśa. The ValmikiRamayana refers to Raghukula, a clan of this king
Dasharatha, son of Aja and father of Rama, Lakshmana, Bharata, and Shatrughna
Rama, he is considered the seventh avatarofVishnu. Rama's story before he became king of Ayodhya is recounted in the Ramayana. After he ascended the throne, he performed the ashvamedha yajna. Bharata, his younger brother, won the country of Gandhara and settled there
Lava and 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 the naga princess Kumudvati, the sister of Kumuda.[3] After Kusha, the following kings of the solar dynasty ruled Ayodhya:
