Event Detail
Vali Vadha and Sugriva’s Restoration
Rama slays Vali and restores Sugriva to kingship, consolidating alliance command before the Sita search campaign.
Rama slays Vali and restores Sugriva to kingship, consolidating alliance command before the Sita search campaign. This episode is modeled as part of the Ramayana: Search and Alliance arc and positioned in phase 2 using relative chronology (order 230). The record is prepared for comparative reading across textual, historical, and modern scholarly interpretations with explicit source-link traceability.
Why this confidence: Vali episode is central to the Kishkindha power transition and appears consistently in major recensions.
Valmiki Verse References
Valmiki Ramayana 4-16
निहत्य वालिनं रामः सुग्रीवं राज्येऽभ्यषेचयत् ।
nihatya vālinaṁ rāmaḥ sugrīvaṁ rājye’bhyaṣecayat |
Having slain Vali, Rama established Sugriva in kingship.
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Interpretations
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- Textual sequence · Valmiki Textual Tradition
Vali’s fall and Sugriva’s installation are treated as command-restructuring prerequisites for later campaign deployment.
Approximate range: -700 to -100Core event with stable positioning in Kishkindha Kanda.
Sources
Valmiki Ramayana, Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 16
Valmiki Ramayana (translation portal) · 2009 · primary_text
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