Kishkindha

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Kishkindha is the mythical monkey kingdom ruled by Sugriva in the Indian epic Ramayana, where Rama forms an alliance with the vanara army to search for Sita.

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Label Occurrences
Kishkindha canonical 7

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf location in the Ramayana
mythical kingdom
vanara kingdom
allianceFormedBetween Rama
surface form: Rama and Sugriva
appearsIn Ramcharitmanas
Ramayana
surface form: Valmiki Ramayana

various Ramayana adaptations
associatedWithCharacter Angada
Hanuman
Lakshmana
Rama
Tara
Vali
associatedWithRegionTradition modern-day Karnataka (traditional identification)
associatedWithRiver Pampa lake
surface form: Pampa Lake
associatedWithSite Hampi (traditional identification)
capitalOf Sugriva’s kingdom
conflictInvolves Sugriva
surface form: Sugriva and Vali
culturalSignificance important pilgrimage theme in Hindu tradition
depictedIn Ramayana theatre and drama
classical dance
temple art
genre Hindu mythology
governedBySystem monarchy
hasInhabitants monkeys
vanaras
languageContext Sanskrit epic literature
locatedInWork Ramayana
notableCommander Hanuman
Jambavan
Nala
Neela
notableEvent Hanuman is sent as emissary to Lanka
Rama forms alliance with Sugriva
Rama kills Vali
search for Sita is organized
notableFeature forested region
mountainous terrain
predecessorRuler Vali
purposeOfAlliance search for Sita
religionInMyth Hinduism
resolutionOfConflict Rama supports Sugriva
roleInNarrative base for vanara army
turning point in Rama’s exile
ruledBy Sugriva
searchPartiesDispatchedTo four directions from Kishkindha
successorRuler Angada
timePeriodInMyth Treta Yuga

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ramayana setting Kishkindha
Vali kingdom Kishkindha
Vanaras associatedLocation Kishkindha
Kishkindha Kanda setIn Kishkindha
Sundara Kanda associatedPlace Kishkindha
Sugriva kingdom Kishkindha
Kesari associatedWithRegion Kishkindha