Ashvapati

अश्वपतिAśvapati

King of Kekaya

House of Kekaya

Father of Kaikeyi and grandfather of Bharata. When Kaikeyi turned against Rama, Bharata told her she could not be the daughter of the righteous Ashvapati.

Source: Valmiki Ramayana, Ayodhya Kanda 74.