Kaikeyi

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Kaikeyi is a pivotal queen in the Indian epic Ramayana, known for demanding Rama’s exile and securing the throne for her son Bharata.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Kaikeyi canonical 24
Queen Kaikeyi 3
Kaikeyi to claim her boons 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf character in the Ramayana ⓘ
mythological character ⓘ
queen ⓘ
appearsIn Ramayana ⓘ
Valmiki Ramayana ⓘ
linked to: Ramayana
associatedWithTheme court politics in Ayodhya ⓘ
dharma and adharma ⓘ
maternal ambition ⓘ
associatedWork Tulsidas’s Ramcharitmanas ⓘ
linked to: Ramcharitmanas
basedOn character in the ancient Indian epic Ramayana ⓘ
coWifeOf Kausalya ⓘ
Sumitra ⓘ
culture Ancient Indian ⓘ
demanded coronation of Bharata as king of Ayodhya ⓘ
exile of Rama for fourteen years ⓘ
ethnicity Kekaya princess ⓘ
father Ashwapati ⓘ
genreContext Hindu epic literature ⓘ
hasParent Ashwapati ⓘ
hasSibling Yudhajit ⓘ
influencedBy Manthara ⓘ
knownFor demanding Rama’s exile ⓘ
securing the throne for Bharata ⓘ
languageOfTradition Sanskrit ⓘ
laterFelt remorse for sending Rama to exile ⓘ
maritalOrder third wife of Dasharatha ⓘ
motherOf Bharata ⓘ
motivatedBy desire to secure Bharata’s kingship ⓘ
narrativeFunction indirectly leads to defeat of Ravana ⓘ
sets in motion Rama’s forest exile ⓘ
origin Kingdom of Kekaya ⓘ
portrayedAs complex and often antagonistic figure ⓘ
relationshipWith Bharata ⓘ
Dasharatha ⓘ
Manthara ⓘ
Rama ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
religiousTradition Vaishnavism ⓘ
residence Ayodhya ⓘ
roleInNarrative catalyst for Rama’s exile ⓘ
cause of succession crisis in Ayodhya ⓘ
spouse Dasharatha ⓘ
stepMotherOf Lakshmana ⓘ
Rama ⓘ
Shatrughna ⓘ
timePeriodInMyth Treta Yuga ⓘ
title Queen of Ayodhya ⓘ
usedBoonsFrom Dasharatha ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (29)

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

Ramayana → mainCharacter → Kaikeyi ⓘ
Kausalya → inLaw → Kaikeyi ⓘ
Bala Kanda → featuresCharacter → Kaikeyi ⓘ
Bharata → mother → Kaikeyi ⓘ
Dasharatha → spouse → Kaikeyi ⓘ
Dasharatha → consortOf → Kaikeyi ⓘ
Ayodhya Kanda → mainCharacter → Kaikeyi ⓘ
Dasaratha → spouse → Kaikeyi ⓘ
Kaushalya → coWife → Kaikeyi ⓘ
Queen of Ayodhya → name → Kaikeyi ⓘ
Ashwapati → fatherOf → Kaikeyi ⓘ
Ashwapati → notableRelative → Kaikeyi ⓘ
Kingdom of Kekaya → associatedWith → Queen Kaikeyi ⓘ
linked to: Kaikeyi
Kingdom of Kekaya → homelandOf → Queen Kaikeyi ⓘ
linked to: Kaikeyi
Kingdom of Kekaya → notableFigure → Queen Kaikeyi ⓘ
linked to: Kaikeyi
Manthara → serves → Kaikeyi ⓘ
Manthara → employer → Kaikeyi ⓘ
Manthara → influences → Kaikeyi ⓘ
Manthara → persuades → Kaikeyi to claim her boons ⓘ
linked to: Kaikeyi
Manthara → advises → Kaikeyi to send Rama to exile ⓘ
linked to: Kaikeyi
Manthara → inStoryOf → Kaikeyi ⓘ
King of Kosala → hasConsort → Kaikeyi ⓘ
Yudhajit → siblingOf → Kaikeyi ⓘ
Urmila → hasRelative → Kaikeyi ⓘ