Kishkindha

In the Ramayana, the earlier of the
two great Indian epics, Kishkindha is a
forest-kingdom ruled by monkeys. The
monkey-king, Bali, rules when Rama
(the epic’s protagonist) first comes to
Kishkindha with his brother, Lakshmana,
searching for Rama’s kidnapped wife
Sita. Bali is killed by Rama, and is succeeded by his brother Sugriva, Rama’s
ally. Sugriva sends his subjects on a
wide-ranging search for Sita. One of
them, Hanuman, eventually discovers
her being held prisoner on Lanka.