Nimi (king)

Nimi
Nimi
	Thai depiction of Nimi
Texts	Ramayana
Genealogy
Parents	Ikshvaku (father);
Children	King Mithi
Dynasty	Suryavamsha (Janaka vamsha of Janakpur)

Nimi (Sanskrit: निमि, romanized: Nimi) is a king of the Suryavamsha (Solar dynasty) featured in Hindu mythology.^[1] He is considered to be the first king of the Videha kingdom and is regarded to be the ancestor to the Janaka lineage of Mithila.^[2] Nimi is the grandson of Manu, and a son of Ikshvaku.^[3] According to Vayu Purana, King Nimi established a city known as Jayantapura near the Gautam Ashram.^[4]

^ Garg, Gaṅgā Rām (1992). Encyclopaedia of the Hindu World. Concept Publishing Company. p. 16. ISBN 978-81-7022-374-0.
^ Mani, Vettam (1 January 2015). Puranic Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Work with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 344. ISBN 978-81-208-0597-2.
^ Anthropology of Ancient Hindu Kingdom. Author – Makhan Jha
^ Oriental Translation Fund. 1840. p. 389.

[1] Garg, Gaṅgā Rām (1992). Encyclopaedia of the Hindu World. Concept Publishing Company. p. 16. ISBN 978-81-7022-374-0.

[2] Mani, Vettam (1 January 2015). Puranic Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Work with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 344. ISBN 978-81-208-0597-2.

[3] Anthropology of Ancient Hindu Kingdom. Author – Makhan Jha

[4] Oriental Translation Fund. 1840. p. 389.

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