Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c12.3

c12.3

All the royal lineages are traced back to the mythical Manu Vaivasvata. He is said to have had nine sons,² and also a daughter named Ilā or an eldest son Ila who was turned into a woman Ilā.³ Only four of the sons are important. The chief son Ikṣvāku reigned at Ayodhyā and had two sons Vikukṣi-Śaśāda and Nimi. From the former was descended the great Aikṣvāku dynasty of Ayodhyā, generally known as the Solar race, and the latter founded the dynasty of Videha. Another son Nābhānediṣṭha established the line of kings that reigned in the country known afterwards as the