Vasabha of Anuradhapura information

Vasabha (Sinhala: වසභ) was a monarch of the Anuradhapura period of Sri Lanka. He is considered to be the pioneer of the construction of large-scale irrigation...

Anuradhapura Kingdom, ensuring water supply in the dry zone and helping the country grow mostly self-sufficient. Several kings, most notably Vasabha and...

the second King of Anuradhapura from the House of Lambakanna I. He ruled from 111 to 113 AD. He was preceded by his father, Vasabha and succeeded by...

succeeded by Vasabha, the first king of the Lambakanna dynasty. The end of Subharaja's reign marked the end of the House of Vijaya. List of Sri Lankan monarchs...

Abhaya, was a king of the Anuradhapura Kingdom who reigned from 161 BC to 137 BC. He is renowned for first uniting the whole island of Sri Lanka by defeating...

in Anuradhapura and surrounded by railings.[citation needed] Several ancient kings have contributed in developing this religious site. King Vasabha (65...

Much is written of the war of 205 BC to 161 BC between Sinhala King Dutugemunu and Ellalan for the city of Anuradhapura, and the central role played by...

was finally killed by: Kuttakanna Tissa. Vasabha (67–111 CE) – Vallipuram gold plate; he fortified Anuradhapura and built eleven tanks; many edicts. Gajabahu...

located. These are, in chronological order: the kingdoms of Tambapanni, Upatissa Nuwara, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Dambadeniya, Gampola, Kotte, Sitawaka and...

was King of Anuradhapura in the 1st century, whose reign lasted from 38 to 44. He overthrew and succeeded his aunt Sivali as King of Anuradhapura and was...

ela, and also completed the canal Elahara ela, which was started by King Vasabha. During Mahasen’s anti-Theravada campaign, his countrymen turned against...

last ruler of Upatissa Nuwara and the first ruler of the Anuradhapura Kingdom was a Vijayan. The Vijayan dynasty existed until Vasabha of the Lambakanna...

and was killed by Kuttakanna Tissa. Vasabha (67–111 CE), named on the Vallipuram gold plate, fortified Anuradhapura and built eleven tanks as well as pronouncing...

monarchs who reigned during a span of 609 years and ruled all but 80 of them. The dynasty ended when Vasabha of the House of Lambakanna I seized power in 66...

of a cave to Buddhist Sangha by a teacher named Gupta, the grandson of the village councilor Vasabha and the son of Sumana" "Gazette". The Gazette of...

from Amban River, the main tributary of Mahaveli River, 48 km away, along the Elahara canal built by King Vasabha (65–109) before his time. This, along...

Thammannakulama or Thammannkulam located in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, is the largest town in the city of Anuradhapura. Anuradhapura Airport located near Thammannakulama...

Buddhist monastic community. After establishing itself in the Sri Lankan Anuradhapura Kingdom, Theravāda spread throughout mainland Southeast Asia (mainly...

temple in Anuradhapura. It was built by Vasabha around an already existing stupa, during his reign from 67 to 111 AD. Although a number of vatadages were...

Lanka. Many Sri Lankan kings, beginning with King Vasabha, and up until the formation of Kingdom of Kandy, belonged to this clan or related clans. The...

King (44–52) Yassalalaka Tissa, King (52–60) Subharaja, King (60–66) Vasabha, King (66–110) Commagene (complete list) – Antiochus III, King (12 BC–17...

(c.175–185) Miratakhma, Raja (c.185–200) Sri Lanka Anuradhapura Kingdom (complete list) – Vasabha, King (66–110) Vankanasika Tissa, King (110–113) Gajabahu...

family tree of Sinhalese monarchs. The House of Vijaya claimed a close relationship to the Shakya dynasty, family of the Gautama Buddha. List of Sri Lankan...

This is the List of Sri Lankan monarchs by reign, sorted chronologically and by length of reign. "Mahavamsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka (covering...

BCE) and many of the nobility. The first architectural records of Buddha images, however, actually come from the reign of King Vasabha (65–109 CE). The...