Janaka: Family

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King of Mithila (Videha); father of Sita; philosopher-king. Also called Seeradhwaja, Videha, Rajarshi, Maithila.

Janaka, king of Mithila and father of Sita, found her as a baby in a furrow while ploughing. A rajarshi famed for wisdom and Upanishadic dialogues, he gave Sita in marriage to Rama when Rama broke the bow of Shiva, joining Mithila to Ayodhya. He is the ideal of the liberated king.

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RoleKing of Mithila (Videha); father of Sita; philosopher-king

ConsortSunayana

ChildrenSita, Urmila

SiblingsKushadhwaja

AllegianceMithila (the Videha kingdom)

Appears inRamayana

Janaka's family

Parents, spouse, children, siblings and other relatives, as the Valmiki Ramayana and its tradition give them.

ChildSitaसीता

ChildUrmilaऊर्मिला

WifeSunayanaसुनयना

BrotherKushadhwajaकुशध्वज

AncestorNimiनिमि

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Appears inRamayanaरामायण

ChildrenSitaसीता

Stories & mythsThe Breaking of Shiva’s Bowशिव धनुष भंग

ConsortSunayanaसुनयना

SiblingsKushadhwajaकुशध्वज

Places & templesMithilaमिथिला

Places & templesAyodhyaअयोध्या

ChildrenUrmilaऊर्मिला

Places & templesSiddhashramaसिद्धाश्रम

RelativesNimiनिमि