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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kishkindha | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
location in the Ramayana
ⓘ
mythological kingdom ⓘ |
| associatedCharacter |
Angada
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Jambavan NERFINISHED ⓘ Tara (wife of Vali) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Hanuman
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ⓘ
Rama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDistrictToday | Ballari district (traditional identification) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedEpic | Ramayana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedHero |
Hanuman
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ⓘ
Lakshmana NERFINISHED ⓘ Rama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMountain | Rishyamukha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedRegionToday |
Hampi
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ⓘ
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
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ⓘ
Valmiki Ramayana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
alliance between Rama and Sugriva
ⓘ
organization of search for Sita ⓘ slaying of Vali by Rama ⓘ |
| pilgrimageSitesToday |
Anjanadri Hill
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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
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ⓘ
Vali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorKing | Sugriva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terrain |
forested
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hilly ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mythological era of the Ramayana ⓘ |
| traditionalLocation |
Karnataka
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ⓘ
southern India ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.