Pandukabhaya (437 Bc †367 Bc)

Pandukabhaya (437 BC 367 BC) was King of Upatissa Nuwara and the first monarch of the Anuradhapura body politic and 6th over all of the island of Sri Lanka since the arrival of the Vijaya, he reigned from 437 BC to 367 BC. correspond to many historians and philosophers, he is the first truly Sri Lankan exp nonpareilnt since the Vijayan invasion, and also the king who ended the conflict between the Sinha clan and local community, reorganizing the populace. His story is 1 wrapped in myth and legend. There are three prevalent intuitive feelings on his origin.In the Mahavansa, his mother is Umaddha Citta and father is Digha Gamini, both of Aryan origin Kumarathunga Munidasas opinion is that his father is Chittharaja. He has no affiliation to the Aryan dynasty. He is a local hero. editThe second ruler The second ruler of Sri Lanka was King Panduvasudeva, the nephew of Vijaya. Panduvasudeva get hitched with Baddha-Kacchayana, an extremely beautiful princess from India. The couple h ad ten word of honors, the eldest of whom was named Abhaya, and one lady friendfriend named Chitra.When a sage prophesied that Chitra would bear a son who would kill clubhouse of his uncles and claim the throne, nine of Chitras brothers told King Panduvasudeva to have her killed. However, Abhaya would not capture it and Chitra was spared. She married a prince named Digha-Gamini (who, incidentally, was her cousin) and had a son, who was named Pandukabhaya. editThe deputize of babies Chitra and Digha-Gamini had been made aware of the prophesy at the time of their marriage and had promised to put to death any son that Chitra gave birth to.However, once Pandukabhaya was born, Chitra was unwilling to kill the infant, and so she decided to exchange babies with another woman who had given birth to a baby girl that identical day. Chitra announced to her father and husband that she had given birth to a girl. Only her mother, Baddha-Kacchayana, knew of the secret exchange. The woman wh o gave up her daughter took Prince Pandukabhaya to a nigh village called Dvaramandalaka where he would be brought up as a herders son. editThe samples on Pandukabhayas breedingThe first threat to Pandukabhayas life came while he was universe transported to Dvaramandalaka. The woman who had exchanged infants with Chitra carried Prince Pandukabhaya to the village in a covered basket. Unfortunately, she ran into nine of Chitras brothers (the ones who had wanted their sister to be murdered for fear that her child would kill them). They asked her what she had in the basket and she replied that it contained food. non satisfied with the answer, they asked her to open up the basket and show them its contents.Luckily, two gaga boars happened to run past them, and they forgot virtually the basket in their eagerness to hightail it the animals down. The baby was delivered to the herdsman safely. That same year, King Panduvasudeva died and Abhaya became his successor. He was not a great king, but he was veritablely a kind one and he was well-loved, especially by the poor. Several years went by and when Pandukabhaya was ab come out seven years old, rumours reached his nine uncles about a boy in Dvaramandalaka who supposedly was a herdsmans son, but who showed all signs of being of royal background.They suspected that this child may be their sisters son, because they had reason to believe that the little girl who was being brought up as a princess in the palace was not Chitras daughter. They sent out people to kill all boys in the village who were around the same age as their nephew. It was known that all the boys of Dvaramandalaka bathed at a certain pond, and it was planned that they should be killed while they were bathing. The plan was executed and several puppyish children were murdered.Pandukabhaya, however, had been hiding at the time, and so he escaped death. While Pandukabhayas uncles were satisfied at the time that they had eliminated their nephew, some years later they became envious again when they heard stories of a village boy who looked more kindred a prince than a herdsmans son. They attempted to have him killed again, and the attempt failed once more. When Pandukabhaya was about sixteen years old, Princess Chitra, fearing for her sons safety, coherent to have him live with a Brahman named Pandula.Once he was old complete to become king, Pandukabhaya left Pandula, married his cousin Pali and fought his uncles to claim his right to the throne. eighter from Decatur of his ten uncles perished in the war, which lasted for seventeen years. Abhaya, who had never fought against Pandukabhaya, and Girikandasiva, who was Palis father, were not killed. Pandukabhaya was a good king and reigned over Sri Lanka for seventy years, leaving the country in a prosperous state when he die