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Raghuvanshi

Raghuvanshi (or Raghuwanshi) is an Indian dynasty, first mentioned in Indian mythology. Raghuvanshi is believed to be a lineage of kings tracing its ancestry to Surya. Raghuvanshi kings like Mandhata, Harishchandra, Sagara, Bhagiratha, Dilīpa, Raghu, Aja, Dasaratha and Rama.

The clan founder was Vivasvan or Vaivaswat Manu who was also known as Arka-tanaya or son of Arka (Surya), is supposed to have lived coeval with the origin of the world. The name Vivaswan literally means "master of the rays"; the sun, or sun-god. The first historically significant king of this dynasty was Vivaswan's grandson Ikshvaku . The dynasty is also known as the Ikshvaku dynasty. Raja Prithu was the son of Ikshvaku. Because of the greatness of Raja Prithu, the whole planet was known as Prithvi ("Earth").

Kalidasa's famous work, Raghuvansh (Sanskrit: रघुवंश, Raghuvaṃśa) narrates the epic of the Raghuvanshi in 19 sargas ( cantos).