Queen of Ayodhya

E470314

Queen of Ayodhya is the royal consort of King Dasharatha in the Hindu epic Ramayana, best known as the mother of Bharata and the catalyst for Rama’s exile.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Queen of Ayodhya canonical 5

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mythological character
queen
royal consort
appearsIn Ramayana
associatedEpic Ramayana tradition across India and Southeast Asia
associatedWith Manthara
basedIn Ayodhya
beneficiaryOf boons from Dasharatha
causeOf Dasharatha’s grief
Rama’s exile to the forest
coWife Kausalya
Sumitra
culturalSignificance symbol of misplaced ambition and later repentance
demands Bharata to be crowned king
Rama’s exile for 14 years
ethnicity Kekaya princess
father Ashvapati
genre Itihasa
house Raghuvamsha (by marriage)
influencedBy Manthara’s counsel
knownFor demanding Rama’s exile
securing Bharata’s coronation
languageOfPrimarySource Sanskrit
laterEmotion repentance for causing Rama’s exile
literaryTradition Valmiki Ramayana
linked to: Ramayana
maritalStatus one of the three principal wives of Dasharatha
motherOf Bharata
name Kaikeyi
narrativeFunction drives the central conflict leading to Rama’s forest life
origin Kingdom of Kekaya
perceivedAs antagonistic figure in early part of Ramayana
repentant mother after Rama’s departure
relationshipToBharata biological mother
relationshipToRama stepmother
religion Hinduism
roleInStory catalyst for Rama’s exile
spouse Dasharatha
stepmotherOf Lakshmana
Rama
Shatrughna
title Queen of Ayodhya

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kaikeyi title Queen of Ayodhya
Kausalya title Queen of Ayodhya
Sumitra hasTitle Queen of Ayodhya
Kaushalya title Queen of Ayodhya
Queen of Ayodhya title Queen of Ayodhya