Pandukabhaya

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Pandukabhaya was a king of Upatissa Nuwara and the first monarch of the Anuradhapura Kingdom and 6th over all of the island of Sri Lanka since the arrival of the Vijaya; he reigned from 437 BC to 367 BC. According to many historians and philosophers, he is the first truly Sri Lankan king since the Vijayan migration, and also the king who ended the conflict between the Sinha clan and the local clans, reorganising the population.

He was the only child of Princess Unmadachithra (daughter of King Panduvasdew and Queen Baddhakachchana) and Prince Dighagamini (son of Prince Digayu and Princess Disala). Pandula was his teacher and Pandula's son Chandra was his advisor.

Services

  • Established an organized system of governance.
  • Established a post called "Nagara Gutthika" to rule the city and named his uncle Abhaya to the post.
  • Ordered the demarcation of all the villages in the island in his tenth year of reign. He was the first king to do so.[1]

In Media

  • Aba, a 2008 film based on the historical legend of King Pandukabhaya

See also

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Pandukabhaya
 Died: 367 BC
Regnal titles
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check King of Anuradhapura
437 BC–367 BC Template:S-ttl/check
Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by

Template:Monarchs of the Sinhala Kingdom Template:House of Vijaya