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Wars of the Yugas

Battle of Lanka

5076 BC Lanka Status: ended Casualties: Ravana, Indrajit, Kumbhakarna; the rakshasa host

After Ravana abducted Sita, Rama crossed to Lanka by a bridge built of stones inscribed with his name by the vanara army. Hanuman burned the city with his tail. Lakshmana slew Indrajit; Rama at last loosed the Brahmastra and killed the ten-headed Ravana. Valmiki, Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda.

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Belligerents

  • Rama, Lakshmana, Hanuman & vanara host
  • Ravana & rakshasa army

Casualties

Ravana, Indrajit, Kumbhakarna; the rakshasa host

From World at War, an interactive atlas by Jairus Pereira. Figures are approximate, drawn from Wikipedia, UCDP, ACLED and academic sources — a design artefact, not an authoritative register. Contact.