Sugriva

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Sugriva
Ramayana character
Sugriva duels with Ravana
In-universe information
Race	Vanara
Family	Surya (father) Riksharaja (mother)
Spouses	Ruma and Tara
Relatives	Vali (brother) and Angada (nephew)
Home	Kishkindha

Sugriva (Sanskrit: सुग्रीव, lit. 'beautiful necked', IAST: Sugrīva), is a character In the ancient Hindu epic Ramayana. He is the younger brother of Vali, whom he succeeded as ruler of the vanara kingdom of Kishkindha.^[1] Rumā is his wife. He is a son of Surya, the Hindu deity of the sun. As the king of the vanaras, Sugriva aided Rama in his quest to liberate his wife Sita from captivity at the hands of the rakshasa king Ravana.