A region in ancient India as per Mahabharata Bhishmaparva Chapter 9 verse 56.

Near manasasaras there is another water body called Ujjanaka. Kushavan is located here as per Mahabharata Vanaparva Chapter 130 verse 18.

A city in devaloka. The devas conducted a mantra there once. Agastya cursed Kuber and his attendant Maniman while they were going to attend it as per Mahabharata Vanaparva Chapter 161 verse 54.

A holy place as per Mahabharata Bhishmaparva Chapter 9 verse 40.

A holy place near the Krauncha mountain as per Bhishmaparva Chapter 12 verse 21.

Also known as Kushaplavana. Bathing here and staying for three nights is equivalent to conducting an ashwamedha as per Mahabharata Bhishmaparva Chapter 12 verse 21. Diti, wife of Kashyapa once meditated her for getting a son equal to Indra. Indra got into her womb and killed the unborn child. This made Kushaplava famous as per Ramayana Balakanda Sarga 46.

The son born to Kusha and Vaidarbhi. His brothers were Kushamba, Asurtarajas and Vasu. Kushanabha built Mahodayapura and ruled from there. he married Ghritachi and they had a hundred daughters. Vayu once asked them to be his wives. They laughed at him and he made them hunchbacked. The king was dejected at this.

During that time a sage named Chooli was meditating nearby. Somada, daughter of the gandharvi Urmila, used to serve him and Chooli granted her a child with his spiritual energy. He was named Brahmadatta. He married all the 100 maidens and they transformed to their earlier selves as soon as he touched them. Kushanabha then conducted a putrakameshti yajna for a son. Brahma appeared, and thus Gadhi was born to him. Gadhi later became the father of one son and one daughter. The son was Vishwamitra and the daughter Satyavati. Satyavati later married Richika and Vishwamitra began ruling Kanyakubja as per Ramayana Balakanda Sargas 32-35.

A river as per Bhishmaparva Chapter 9 verse 24.

A king who was a vanara in his earlier birth. He used to serve Shiva well and was then reborn as a king. He once saw the daughter of the sage Agnivesha bathing in the nude and kidnapped her. The sage cursed him into a vulture. He begged for mercy and the sage said that he would regain his form when he helped Indradyumna.

As per Ramayana Balakanda Sarga 70, Sita’s father Janaka had a brother named Kushadhwaja who lived on the banks of the Ikshumati river.