Kaikeyi: Family

कैकेयी

Queen of Ayodhya; mother of Bharata. Also called Daughter of Kekaya | Dasharatha's favourite queen.

Kaikeyi was the favourite queen of Dasharatha and mother of Bharata, whose two boons, demanded under Manthara's influence, sent Rama into fourteen years of exile. One of the Ramayana's most complex and human figures.

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RoleQueen of Ayodhya; mother of Bharata

ConsortDasharatha

ParentsBharata, Ashwapati

SiblingsYudhajit

AllegianceAyodhya; princess of Kekaya

Appears inRamayana

Kaikeyi's family

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

ChildBharataभरत

FatherAshwapatiअश्वपति

HusbandDasharathaदशरथ

BrotherYudhajitयुधाजित

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Appears inRamayanaरामायण

Related figuresRamaराम

ChildrenBharataभरत

Places & templesAyodhyaअयोध्या

Stories & mythsThe Birth of Ramaश्री राम का जन्म

Stories & mythsThe Exile of Ramaराम का वनवास

Places & templesPrayagप्रयाग

Related figuresLakshmanaलक्ष्मण

Places & templesChitrakootचित्रकूट

ParentsAshwapatiअश्वपति

SiblingsYudhajitयुधाजित

ConsortDasharathaदशरथ