Raghu

Raghu (Sanskrit: रघु, romanized: Raghu, lit.'Quick') is a ruler of the Suryavamsha dynasty in Hinduism. According to the Raghuvamsha, he is the son of King Dilīpa and Queen Sudakshina. His successors styled themselves as belonging to the eponymous Raghuvamsha dynasty, or the Raghukula, after him. The history of his dynasty is elaborated upon by the poet Kalidasa in his Raghuvamsha. He is the great-grandfather of Rama, an avatar of Vishnu.

Raghu
Maharaja of Kosala
PredecessorDilīpa
SuccessorAja
BornAyodhya, Kingdom of Kosala (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India)
DiedAyodhya, Kingdom of Kosala (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India)
IssueAja
DynastySuryavamsha
FatherDilīpa
MotherSudakshina
ReligionVedic Hinduism
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