Kaikeyi's son was Bharat.
He had three wives: Kaushalya, Kaikeyi and Sumitra.
my evil scheming wife Kaikeyi.
Kaikeyi saves Dasharatha's life twice, and he
Dasharath had three queen consorts, namely, Kaushalya, Sumitra and Kaikeyi.
But one of his stepmothers, Kaikeyi, wanted her own son to be the King.
Kaikeyi was the daughter of the King of Kekaya
and the only sister of seven brothers.
Rama himself pointed out this to Baratha and
also implored him not to blame his mother Kaikeyi.
Rama my son, today I wish to crown you King of Ayodhya but
my evil scheming wife Kaikeyi.
had earlier promised to fulfill any two wishes for her, Kaikeyi demands that Rama should be banished
As per Ramayana, King Dasaratha had over 350 wives out of which three were principal wives-
Kausalya, Kaikeyi, and Sumitra.
Kaikeyi saves Dasharatha's life twice, and he
offers her two boons that she may have fulfilled any time in the future.
In the forest whenever Rama encountered occasions which made him feel that danger was imminent,
many a time he exclaimed that“Kaikeyi's desire is fulfilled; Kaikeyi will be satisfied”.
As King Dasharatha
had earlier promised to fulfill any two wishes for her, Kaikeyi demands that Rama should be banished
to the forest for fourteen years and that Bharat should be crowned as king.