Kingdom of Kekaya
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The Kingdom of Kekaya was an ancient northwestern Indian realm mentioned in the Hindu epics, known especially as the homeland of Queen Kaikeyi in the Ramayana.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kingdom of Kekaya canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mahajanapada
ⓘ
ancient kingdom ⓘ historical region ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Kosala (in some Ramayana traditions) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Itihasa literature
ⓘ
Puranic literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedText |
Valmiki Ramayana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
critical edition of the Mahabharata ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Queen Kaikeyi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Kingdom of Gandhara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Kuru NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Madra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Rajagriha (Kekaya) (traditional attribution) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient Indian kingdoms
ⓘ
Mahabharata locations ⓘ Ramayana locations ⓘ Regions in Hindu mythology ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Indo-Aryan culture ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Kekaya people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geopoliticalRole | northwestern frontier kingdom of the Indo-Gangetic world ⓘ |
| historicity | partly legendary ⓘ |
| homelandOf | Queen Kaikeyi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Indo-Aryan languages (historical inference) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
ancient India
ⓘ
northwestern Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Mahabharata
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ramayana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFigure |
Queen Kaikeyi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yudhajit (Kekaya prince, in Ramayana) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Vedic civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | monarchy ⓘ |
| primarySources | Sanskrit epics ⓘ |
| regionCorrespondence |
areas of modern eastern Pakistan (traditional scholarly view)
ⓘ
areas of modern western Punjab (India) (traditional scholarly view) ⓘ |
| religion | Vedic religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInRamayana |
maternal homeland of Bharata
ⓘ
source of allies and relatives for Ayodhya’s royal family ⓘ |
| rulingDynasty | Kekaya dynasty (epic tradition) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceType | literary tradition ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
epic period of ancient India
ⓘ
late Vedic period ⓘ |
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