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 to have came to Sri Lanka with seven hundred followers after being banished from Sinhapura. However, there is no archaeological evidence of this.

Vijaya, first King of Sri Lanka in the recorded history, was the prince regent of King Sinhabahu and Queen Sinhaseevali of Sinhapura. He was the eldest of the 16 pairs of twins they had. King Sinhabahu and Sinhaseevali were brother and sister born to a Lion and princess Suppadevi, a Vanga Kingdom princess.

The House of Vijaya (also known as the Vijayan dynasty and sometimes referred to as the "Great Dynasty") was the first recorded Sinhalese royal dynasty that ruled over the island, Sri Lanka.

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Other articles where Vijaya is discussed: Sri Lanka: Legendary origins: …on Sri Lanka were Prince Vijaya and his 700 followers, who landed on the west coast near Puttalam (5th century bce). They had been banished for misconduct from the kingdom of Sinhapura in northern India by Vijaya’s father, King Sinhabahu, who put them all in a ship and ...

Prince Vijaya (Sinhala:විජය කුමරු) was the first recorded King of Sri Lanka mentioned in the ancient Sri Lankan Pali chronicles. His reign is traditionally dated to 543 BC – 505 BC. The primary source for his life-story is the Mahavamsa.

2024年10月6日 · Prince Vijaya (Sinhalese: විජය කුමරු) was a legendary king of Sri Lanka, mentioned in the Pali chronicles, including Mahavamsa. He is the first recorded King of Sri Lanka. His reign is traditionally dated to 543–505 BCE. According to the legends, he and several hundred of his followers came to Lanka after being expelled from an Indian kingdom.

2023年9月1日 · This is the story of Prince Vijaya who came to Sri Lanka all the way from India and ultimately became the king of the country. Although there are many sources that include the story of Vijaya and Kuveni from different perspectives, still it is undeniable that all these stories consist of some myths.

2024年10月1日 · 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 to have came to Sri Lanka with a seven hundred followers after being banished from Sinhapura.

According to Sinhalese folklore Prince Vijaya is the traditional first king of Sri Lanka, founding the Kingdom of Tambapanni and the dynasty subsequently founding the Kingdom of Upatissa Nuwara and finally the Anuradhapura Kingdom. There were 37 Vijayan monarchs who reigned during a span of 609 years and ruled all but 80 of them.