Dasharatha

Dasharatha
King Dasharatha sitting on his throne
Maharaja of Kosala
Predecessor	Aja
Successor	Rama
Born	Nemi Ayodhya, Kosala, Bharatavarsha (modern-day Uttar Pradesh, India)
Died	Ayodhya, Kosala, Bharatavarsha (modern-day Uttar Pradesh, India)
Spouse	Sumitra Kausalya Kaikeyi
Issue	Shanta Rama Lakshmana Bharata Shatrughna
Dynasty	Raghuvamsha-Suryavamsha
Father	Aja
Mother	Indumati

Dasharatha (Sanskrit: दशरथ, IAST: Daśaratha; born Nemi) was the king of Kosala, with its capital at Ayodhya, in the Hindu epic Ramayana. Dasharatha married Kausalya, Sumitra and Kaikeyi. He was the father of Rama, the protagonist of the epic Ramayana,^[1] Bharata, Lakshmana, and Shatrughna. Dasharatha also finds mention in the Vishnu Purana.^[2]