Queen of Ayodhya
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Queen of Ayodhya is the royal consort of King Dasharatha in the Hindu epic Ramayana, best known as the mother of Bharata and the catalyst for Rama’s exile.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mythological character
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queen ⓘ royal consort ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Ramayana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedEpic | Ramayana tradition across India and Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Manthara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Ayodhya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beneficiaryOf | boons from Dasharatha ⓘ |
| causeOf |
Dasharatha’s grief
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Rama’s exile to the forest ⓘ |
| coWife |
Kausalya
NERFINISHED
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Sumitra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of misplaced ambition and later repentance ⓘ |
| demands |
Bharata to be crowned king
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Rama’s exile for 14 years ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Kekaya princess ⓘ |
| father | Ashvapati NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Itihasa ⓘ |
| house | Raghuvamsha (by marriage) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Manthara’s counsel ⓘ |
| knownFor |
demanding Rama’s exile
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securing Bharata’s coronation ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySource | Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterEmotion | repentance for causing Rama’s exile ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Valmiki Ramayana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | one of the three principal wives of Dasharatha ⓘ |
| motherOf | Bharata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Kaikeyi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | drives the central conflict leading to Rama’s forest life ⓘ |
| origin | Kingdom of Kekaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perceivedAs |
antagonistic figure in early part of Ramayana
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repentant mother after Rama’s departure ⓘ |
| relationshipToBharata | biological mother ⓘ |
| relationshipToRama | stepmother ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| roleInStory | catalyst for Rama’s exile ⓘ |
| spouse | Dasharatha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stepmotherOf |
Lakshmana
NERFINISHED
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Rama NERFINISHED ⓘ Shatrughna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Queen of Ayodhya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.