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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Vanga kingdom (section Prince Vijaya)
citizens demanded that Vijaya be put to death. King Sinhabahu then expelled Vijaya and his 700 followers from the kingdom. Prince Vijaya landed on the island...
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island circa 543 BCE, from the legendary kingdom of Sinhapura led by Prince Vijaya who married the indigenous Yaksha queen Kuveni. as well as a Pandu princess...
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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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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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history traditionally starts in 543 BC with the arrival of Prince Vijaya, a semi-legendary prince who sailed with 700 followers to the island, after being...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Buddhist Mahavamsa chronicle, the Sinhala Buddhists are descended from Prince Vijaya, whose father Sinhabahu was the son of a lion and a human princess....
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the island. According to the chronicle Mahāvaṃsa, written in Pali, Prince Vijaya of the Vanga Kingdom and his entourage merged in Sri Lanka with later...
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Jing becomes king of the Zhou dynasty of China. 543 BC—North Indian Prince Vijaya invades Ceylon and establishes a Sri Lankan dynasty. 543 BC—Pisistratus...
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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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Scientific reports, 11(1), pp.1-12. Kirk RL (July 1976). "The legend of Prince Vijaya – a study of Sinhalese origins". American Journal of Physical Anthropology...
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Caldwell. According to some legends, Tamraparni is the name given by Prince Vijaya when he arrived on the island. The word can be translated as "copper-coloured...
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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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Srivijaya (redirect from Sri Vijaya)
Srivijaya (Indonesian: Sriwijaya), also spelled Sri Vijaya or Sriwijaya, was a Malay Hindu-Buddhist thalassocratic empire based on the island of Sumatra...
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couples Section of the mural in Cave 17, the 'coming of Sinhala'. The prince (Prince Vijaya) is seen in both groups of elephants and riders. Hamsa jâtaka, cave...
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