Kishkindha region (often identified with parts of Karnataka, India)

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Kishkindha is the legendary monkey kingdom from the Indian epic Ramayana, traditionally located in the hilly, forested region of present-day Karnataka, India.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf location in the Ramayana
mythological kingdom
associatedCharacter Angada NERFINISHED
Jambavan NERFINISHED
Tara (wife of Vali) NERFINISHED
associatedDeity Hanuman NERFINISHED
Rama NERFINISHED
associatedDistrictToday Ballari district (traditional identification) NERFINISHED
associatedEpic Ramayana NERFINISHED
associatedHero Hanuman NERFINISHED
Lakshmana NERFINISHED
Rama NERFINISHED
associatedMountain Rishyamukha NERFINISHED
associatedRegionToday Hampi NERFINISHED
Vijayanagara region NERFINISHED
associatedRiver Tungabhadra River NERFINISHED
associatedStateToday Karnataka NERFINISHED
capitalCity Kishkindha (city) NERFINISHED
cosmologicalStatus part of earthly realm in the Ramayana
country India
culturalSignificance important pilgrimage region for Ramayana devotees
describedAs monkey kingdom
governanceType monarchy
languageContext Sanskrit literature
literaryFunction setting for key alliance and battle episodes in the Ramayana
literaryGenre Itihasa (epic history)
mentionedIn Kishkindha Kanda of the Ramayana NERFINISHED
Valmiki Ramayana NERFINISHED
notableEvent alliance between Rama and Sugriva
organization of search for Sita
slaying of Vali by Rama
pilgrimageSitesToday Anjanadri Hill NERFINISHED
Rishyamukha Hill area near Hampi NERFINISHED
predecessorKing Vali NERFINISHED
primaryInhabitants monkeys
vanaras
religiousTradition Hinduism
roleInNarrative base for search operations to find Sita
site of Rama–Sugriva pact
ruledBy Sugriva NERFINISHED
Vali NERFINISHED
successorKing Sugriva NERFINISHED
terrain forested
hilly
timePeriod mythological era of the Ramayana
traditionalLocation Karnataka NERFINISHED
southern India

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Sugriva associatedRegion Kishkindha region (often identified with parts of Karnataka, India)