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In fact Janak is not his name. All the kings of Mithilaa were called Janak. Mithilaa kingdom's capital was Janak Puree. This Janak's name whose daughter was Seetaa, was Seeradhwaj. They were two brothers. His younger brother's name was Kushdhwaj whose two daughters - Maandavee and Shrutkeerti were married to Dashrath's two sons - Bharat and Shatrughn respectively. Janak Jee had a daughter named Urmilaa too.

Once Janak was tilling his land for some customary rites that his plough's front tip hit a pot. The pot was dug out and he found a girl in it. Since She was born by the hit of his Seet (front tip of plough), She was named Seetaa. Gradually She grew up. Janak thought of Her Swayamvar. He put a condition for Her marriage. He had an old bow of Shiv Jee in his house. Its name was "Kindhur". That whoever will pull its string, he will marry Her to him. Many kings came but they could not even move the bow. 

Vishwaamitra Jee also heard this news so he brought Raam and Lakshman to Janak Puree to show that bow. He had brought Raam and Lakshman from Dashrath to protect his Yagya. Raam saw that bow and lifted it up in a playful mood. He tied its string and made a great noise by pulling its string. At the same time it broke. And Janak married Seetaa to Raam. He married his younger daughter Urmilaa to Lakshman. When Dashrath came for Raam's marriage, Janak married his brother's two daughters also to Bharat and Shatrughn. 

Raajaa Janak was also known as Videh (who does not have a body). It means that in spite of being a king he used to live like a Yogee.

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