Khandikya Janaka
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SuccessorKeshidhwaja Janaka
BornKhandikya
Mithila
Mithila
FatherAmitadhvaja Janaka
| Khandikya Janaka | |||||
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| Janaka | |||||
| Successor | Keshidhwaja Janaka | ||||
| Born | Khandikya Mithila | ||||
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| Father | Amitadhvaja Janaka | ||||
Khandikya Janaka (Sanskrit: खांडिक्य जनक) was a king in the ancient Kingdom of Mithila in the Indian subcontinent.[1][2] He was a descendant of the Janaka dynasty in Mithila. He is mentioned in the texts Vishnu Purana, Bhagavat Purana and Narada Purana of Hinduism. He is an important figure in philosophical discourse of the texts.
