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Pandukabhaya (437 BC – 367 BC) was 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 invasion, and also the king who ended the conflict between the Sinha clan and local community, reorganizing the population. His story is one wrapped in myth and legend. ==Origin== There are three prevailing opinions on his origin. * In the Mahavansa, his mother is Umaddha Citta and father is Digha Gamini, both of Aryan origin. * Kumarathunga Munidasa's opinion is that his father is Chittharaja. * He has no affiliation to the Aryan dynasty. He is a local hero. * Another not very popular theory, claims he is from the Pandya Kingdom. Vijaya married in Pandya royal family and therefore Pandukabhaya or Pandu Kabhaya was a relative of Vijaya from Pandya Kingdom.〔Caldwell R. Bishop, ''History of Tinnevelly - A Political and General History from the Earliest Period to Its Cession to the English in A.D. 1801'', p 15〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pandukabhaya of Anuradhapura」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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