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Caspian X, King of Narnia, Lord of Cair Paravel and Emperor of the The Lone Islands, also called Caspian the Seafarer and Caspian the Navigator is a fictional character in the children's fantasy series The Chronicles of Narnia series by C. S. Lewis. He is featured predominantly in three books in the series: Prince Caspian, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, and The Silver Chair. He also makes an appearance at the end of The Last Battle.

Caspian's uncle is Miraz, the king of Narnia at the beginning of Prince Caspian. During the series his father-in-law becomes Ramandu, when he marries his unnamed daughter; she bears a son named Rilian. Six generations down from Caspian is Erlian, and his son Tirian. All members down the line of Caspian are Kings of Narnia.

According to the Narnian timeline, which was written by Lewis for publication in Walter Hooper's Past Watchful Dragons, Caspian was born in 2290 and died in 2356.

When Lewis first introduces Caspian in Prince Caspian, he is the thirteen-year-old nephew and heir to King Miraz of Narnia. By this time, over 1000 years since the rule of the High King Peter, talking animals no longer exist in Narnia, having been driven into hiding by Caspian's ancestors, the Telmarines. In fact, the talking beasts are enforced as nothing more than myth, and are a forbidden subject in Miraz's castle. Caspian's nurse tells him of these stories, and he is fascinated by them, but when Caspian mentions them in the presence of his uncle, Miraz dismisses her.