King Ravana was a King of Sri Lanka. He was son of Saint Visharva. He was half brother of the "KUBER" A Hindu god for wealth. He was so powerful at the birth he was given a name "Dashanan" at the time of birth which means as powerful as 10 people. He was believed to be having 10 heads. He had two brothers, Vibhishana and Kumbhkarna. His wife's name was Mandodari and had a son named Indrajit. He kidnapped King Rama's[of Ayodhya, India] wife Sita but did not touched her even. But he tried all tricks to break her moral and had her accepted his marriage proposal.He worshiped God Shankar and was given few divine powers as a reward. He was litterate and considered a scholar. As a result of Sita's abduction King Rama attacked on Lanka. At this time his own brother Vibhishana left him and fought from King Ravana's side. They fought with the army of apes. They built a bridge made of stones on a small channel between India and Lanka. Both the armies fought for 9 days in which King Ravana lost against King Rama. Even after the war King Ravana had to perform a ritual because King Ravana was a Brahmin by birth. In his time almost entire Lanka was made of gold. He was a great ruler and did mistakes rarely.