Prince Vijaya (c. 543–505 BCE) was a legendary king of Tambapanni, based in modern day Sri Lanka. His reign was first mentioned in Mahāvaṃsa. He is said...
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island circa 543 BCE, from the legendary kingdom of Sinhapura led by Prince Vijaya, who mixed with later settlers from the Pandya kingdom. Genetic analyses...
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the island, Sri Lanka. According to Sri Lankan historical literature Prince Vijaya is the traditional first king of Sri Lanka, founding the Kingdom of...
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establishment of the first Sinhalese Kingdom in 543 BCE when Indian prince Prince Vijaya (543–505 BCE) and 700 of his followers arrived in Sri Lanka, establishing...
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city in Andhra Pradesh, India Prince Vijaya of Sri Lanka (fl. 543–505 BC), earliest recorded king of Sri Lanka Vijaya (Satavahana) (c. 3rd century),...
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people/culture. Sihor while significantly claiming the credits, as Prince Vijaya (later known as Vijaya of Sri Lanka ) exiled from Sihor settled in Lanka, reaching...
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and 437 BC. According to the Mahavamsa, the Kingdom was founded by Prince Vijaya and his followers. Tambapaṇṇī is a name derived from Tāmraparṇī or Tāmravarṇī...
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king Sinhabahu. It has been mentioned in the Buddhist legends about Prince Vijaya. The name is also transliterated as Sihapura or Singhapura. The location...
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Culavamsa. They describe the history of Sri Lanka since the arrival of Prince Vijaya who was from Northern India The earliest documents of settlement in...
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Sinhalese history traditionally starts in 543 BC at the arrival of Prince Vijaya, a semi-legendary king who was banished from the Indian subcontinent...
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Mahasena of Anuradhapura covering the period between the arrival of Prince Vijaya from India in 543 BCE to his reign and later updated by different writers...
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believed to have been Prince Vijaya, son of King Simhabahu, who ruled Simhapura (modern-day Sihor near Bhavnagar). Prince Vijaya was banished by his father...
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establishment of the first Sinhala Kingdom in 543 BC when Prince Vijaya (543–505 BC), an Indian Prince, and 700 of his followers are claimed to have landed...
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Tambapanni is the district in Sri Lanka where Prince Vijaya landed after leaving Supparaka. Later on the capital was founded in Tambapanni and following...
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travellers by a variety of names. According to the Mahāvaṃsa, the legendary Prince Vijaya named the island Tambapaṇṇĩ ("copper-red hands" or "copper-red earth")...
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secure a bride for Prince Vijaya. The Pandya King of Madurai agreed to the proposal. He not only sent his own daughter to marry Prince Vijaya but also requested...
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Panduvasdeva of Tambapanni (category House of Vijaya)
Abhaya and Tissa and one daughter, Unmada Chitra. He was a nephew of Prince Vijaya. Wijesekera, Nandadeva (1984). Heritage of Sri Lanka. Archaeological...
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with southern part of India." Kirk, R. L. (July 1976). "The legend of Prince Vijaya — a study of Sinhalese origins". American Journal of Physical Anthropology...
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of sailors. In the 5th century BCE, the Vanga king Sinhabahu's son prince Vijaya sailed across the Bay of Bengal and established a kingdom in what is...
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became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. North Indian Prince Vijaya invades Ceylon and establishes a Sinhalese dynasty after he was banished...
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Rayan Kadu" corroborating the Vaiya Padal tradition. The arrival of Prince Vijaya, the first Aryan colonist, with his 700 followers, around 543 BC is...
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indigenous inhabitants of Lanka prior to the legendary arrival of Prince Vijaya from Singha Pura of Kalinga. The Sangam literature offers a window into...
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established by Prince Vijaya in 543 BCE. He settled near the delta of the Malvathu River between Chilaw and Mannar. According o a local myth, Prince Vijaya married...
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Mahavamsa poem of Sri Lanka, a local population is given the term Yakkhas. Prince Vijaya encountered the royalty of the yakkhas' queen, Kuveni, in her capital...
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semi-wild state scavenging for food. According to a native legend, when Prince Vijaya first set foot on Sri Lanka in the 6th century BC, he was greeted by...
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a bride for Prince Vijaya. The Pandyan King of Madurai agreed to the proposal. He not only sent his own daughter to marry Prince Vijaya but also requested...
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King Jing of Zhou becomes king of the Zhou dynasty of China. 543 BC: Prince Vijaya establishes a Sinhalese dynasty of Sri Lanka. 543 BC: Pisistratus, tyrant...
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Sattar Edhi – Founded Edhi Foundation helping poor and needy Prince Vijaya – Exiled prince of Sihor colonising Sri Lanka Ra Navghan – Historical character...
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'Anuradha' in the court of Prince Vijaya (543–505 BCE), the first Sinhalese king of the island. According to the legends related to Vijaya, his minister named...
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the first king of Sri Lanka was Prince Vijaya who led a fleet from India to conquer the island of Lanka. Prince Vijaya's ancestral home was West Bengal...
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