Bahuka (), also called Subahu, is a king of the
Suryavamsha
The Solar dynasty or (; ), also called the Ikshvaku dynasty, is a legendary Indian dynasty said to have been founded by Ikshvaku. In Hindu literature, it ruled the Kosala Kingdom, with its capital at Ayodhya, and later at Shravasti. They w ...
(solar dynasty) featured in
Hindu literature.
Legend
According to the
s, Bahuka was the son of Vrika. He was ousted from his throne and driven out of his country by the
Haihayas
In the Mahabharata epic, the Haihaya kingdom (also spelled Heheya, Haihaya, Haiheya, Heiheya, etc.) is one of the kingdoms ruled by Chandravanshi (Yadava) kings in central and western India. It was ruled by Kartavirya Arjuna, who defeated Rav ...
and the Talajanghas. He took refuge in the
hermitage of the sage
Aurva. His son,
Sagara, was born in this hermitage.
[Misra, V.S. (2007). ''Ancient Indian Dynasties'', Mumbai: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, , pp. 231-2.]
References
Kings in Indian mythology
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Solar dynasty