Prince Vijaya

Prince Vijaya Singha (Sinhala: විජය කුමරු Bengali: বিজয় সিংহ) was the traditional first Sinhalese king of Sri Lanka, mentioned in the Pali chronicles, including Mahavamsa. According to these chronicles, he is the first recorded King of Sri Lanka. He was the prince of Simhapura of Vanga kingdom (present day Bengal). His reign is traditionally dated to 543–505 BCE. Legends say he and several hundred of his followers came to Lanka after being expelled from an Indian kingdom. According to Mahavamsa, in Lanka, they defeated a Yakkha colony near to "Thammena"(Thambapanni) and displaced the island's original inhabitants (Yakkhas), from their city of "Sirisavatthu" with the support of princess Kuveni and established a kingdom called Tambapanni and became the ancestors of the modern Sinhalese peop

Prince Vijaya

Prince Vijaya Singha (Sinhala: විජය කුමරු Bengali: বিজয় সিংহ) was the traditional first Sinhalese king of Sri Lanka, mentioned in the Pali chronicles, including Mahavamsa. According to these chronicles, he is the first recorded King of Sri Lanka. He was the prince of Simhapura of Vanga kingdom (present day Bengal). His reign is traditionally dated to 543–505 BCE. Legends say he and several hundred of his followers came to Lanka after being expelled from an Indian kingdom. According to Mahavamsa, in Lanka, they defeated a Yakkha colony near to "Thammena"(Thambapanni) and displaced the island's original inhabitants (Yakkhas), from their city of "Sirisavatthu" with the support of princess Kuveni and established a kingdom called Tambapanni and became the ancestors of the modern Sinhalese peop