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Soorya Vansh, or Ikshwaaku Dynasty, or Kukutstha Vansh

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Ikshwaaku dynasty has a long lineage. This is called Soorya Vansh, or Solar dynasty of Kshatriya, of which Mahaa Kavi Kaalidaas wondered as how it can be narrated, for it is of a long lineage and he admires "kva soorya prabhaavo vanshah?"  in his Raghu Vansh Mahaa Kaavya, at 1-2. This dynasty may be known to understand why from Viraadha to Raavan, wanted to die at the hands of Raam. The list of those kings is compiled in Aanand Raamaayan and the same is being given hereunder...

Soorya -> 
Ikshwaaku - Kakuthsa vanshaanukramanikaa Shree Mahaa Vishnu originated Brahma. From Brahmaa the lineage, one after the other, is:

Mareechi -> 
Kashyap -> 
Soorya -> 
Shraaddh Dev (Vaivaswat Manu) ->  
Ikshwaakuu -> 
Vikuk˙i (Saŝ˜da) -> 
Kakuthsa -> 
Indravaahu -> 
Anenasa -> 
Viŝvarandhi -> 
Chandra -> 
Yuvanaashwa -> 
Saabastha -> 
Brahadaashwa -> 
Kuvalayaashwa -> 
Dridhaashwa, Kapilaashwa, and Bhdraashwa -> 
Haryaashwa -> 
Nikumbha -> 
Barhanaashwa -> 
Kritaashwa -> 
Syenajit -> 
Yuvanaashwa -> 
Maandhaataa -> 
Purukuthsa -> 
Trasaddsya 2 -> 
Anranya -> 
Haryaashwa -> 
Aruoa -> 
Tribandhan -> 
Satyavrat (OR) Trishanku -> 
Harishchandra (OR) Satya Harishchandra -> 
Rohit -> 
Harit -> 
Champaa -> 
Sudev -> 
Vijaya -> 
Bharook -> 
Vrik -> 
Baahuk -> 
Sagar -> 
Asamanjas -> 
Anshumaan -> 
Dileep -> 
Bhageerath -> 
Shrut -> 
Naabh -> 
Sindhudwaash -> 
Ayutaayu -> 
Rutuparoa -> 
Sudaasu (OR) Mitrasaha (OR) Kalmaashanghri ->
Ashmak -> 
Maalak -> 
Naareekavacha -> 
Dasharath -> 
Idvidaa -> 
Vishwasaha -> 
Khatvaang -> 
Dheerghbaahu - also known as Dileep ->
Raghu -> 
Aj -> 
Dasharath -> 
Raam, Lakshman, Bharat, Shatrughn - Vishnu as Raam

Taken from Valmiki Ramayan 3/3. This can be traced out in Bhaagvat, 9/6-10 also]

 

 

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