Kusha was a

Suryavansha The Solar dynasty (IAST: Suryavaṃśa or Ravivaṃśa in Sanskrit) or the Ikshvaku dynasty was founded by the legendary king Ikshvaku.Geography of Rigvedic India, M.L. Bhargava, Lucknow 1964, pp. 15-18, 46-49, 92-98, 100-/1, 136 The dynasty is ...

king. He was the father of

Kushanaabha Kushanaabha was the King of Amavasu dynasty and belongs to Chandravamsha clan. He was the son of Kusha. Kushanabha was the founder of the city Mahodaya (now Kannauj). Life Marriage Gritachi was an accomplished dancer. Kushanabha was infatuated w ...

(who later became Rajarshi Kushanaabha).

References

Kshatriya Lunar dynasty Mahabharata {{Hindu-myth-stub