Janadeva Janaka
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| Janadeva Janaka | |||||
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| Janaka | |||||
| Successor | Dharmadhwaja | ||||
| Born | Janadeva Mithila region | ||||
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| Dynasty | Janaka | ||||
| Religion | Sanatana Hinduism | ||||
Janadeva Janaka (Sanskrit: जनदेव जनक) was the king of Mithila Kingdom in the Janaka Dynasty of Videha in the Indian Subcontinent.[1][2] In the Shanti Parva of Mahabharata, Bhishma had narrated the story of King Janadeva Janaka to Dharmaraj Yudhishthira.[3][4]