<Ul> <Li> Mandhata ( मान्धाता ) , who is said to have ruled the entire earth during the Vedic period , and defeated the Indra - head of Devatas . </Li> <Li> Sagara , a king who was tricked by Indra into a conflict with the sage Kapila , leading to the death of his 60,000 sons , the descent of the Ganges to earth , and his sons ' revival </Li> <Li> Harishchandra , the king of Ayodhya , believed to be an exemplar of honesty </Li> <Li> Dilīpa , said to be the most righteous and chivalrous emperors of the Ikshvaku dynasty </Li> <Li> Raghu II , The mahakavya ( epic ) composed by the classical poet Kalidasa on the lives of the ancestors of Rama is entitled Raghuvamsha or the `` Dynasty of Raghu '' . The descendants of King Raghu are known as Raghuvanshi . Valmiki Ramayana mention about `` Raghukula '' , a clan of the King Raghu not Rama . Rama himself is known by many appellations ( such as Raghava , Raghunandan and Raghukula Nayaka ) , indicative of his belonging to the family of Raghu . </Li> <Li> Aja , Son of King Raghu </Li> <Li> Dasaratha , Son of Aja and father of Rama , Lakshman , Bharath and Shatrughan . </Li> <Li> Ram - He is considered the seventh Avatar of the god Vishnu . He is worshiped by every Hindu . Many Hindus include his name in either their first or last name . Rama 's story before he became king of Ayodhya is recounted in the Ramayana . After he ascended the throne , he performed the Ashwamedha Yajna . Bharata , his younger brother , won the country of Gandhara and settled there . </Li> <Li> Lava and Kusha - They were the twin sons of Rama and his wife Sita . Lava ruled south Kosala while Kusha ruled north Kosala , including Ayodhya . Kusha married `` Nagkanya '' `` Kumuddhati '' , sister of Kumuda . After Kusha the following kings of the solar dynasty ruled Ayodhya : </Li> <Li> Śuddhodana </Li> <Li> Sumitra - He was the last king of Ayodhya from Raghuwanshi dynasty . In the fourth century BC , emperor Mahapadma Nanda of the Nanda Dynasty forced Sumitra to leave Ayodhya . He went to Rohtas with his sons . His son Kurma established his rule over Rohtas </Li> </Ul>
who became the king of ayodhya after ram
Kusha