Anuradhapura Kingdom
(අනුරාධපුර රාජධානිය)
The First Kingdom in Sri Lankan Ancient History
The kingdom was founded by King Bandukhabhaya in 377 BC. This kingdom is main part in the Sri Lankan History. Because this kingdom plays the main role in the Sri Lankans ancient history. Like arrival of the Buddhism to Sri Lanka.
The History of this Kingdom
In 553 BC a person called Vijaya came to Sri Lanka, because he caused trouble to the people live in ancient India. Actually he is the son of king Sinhabahu who ruled the India in 553 BC. Vijaya was came with 700 men. And he placed them all around the Rajarata area (රජරට) (now it is called the North Central Province). And eventually got the ruler of that area. And then king Pandukhabaya came and officially established the kingdom and named it as Rajarata Rajadhaniya (රජරට රාජධානිය).
Then he developed the kingdom with a new ideas like lakes. According to Mahawansaya (මහාවංශය) he was the first king who build the first lake in Sri Lanka named Basawakkulama (බසවක්කුලම). And it was great idea because in the dry season the lake can store water and protect the people from hunger.
Arrival of the Buddhism
In king Dewanampiyathissa (දේවානම්පියතිස්ස) time the ruler of the India (King Asoka) is a best friend of the king Dewanampiyathissa. So because the friendship Sri Lanka got the Buddhism and the Sri Maha Bodiya (ශ්රී මහා බෝධිය) with new technology like Architecture. And the Buddhism famous all around the Sri Lanka because the king also got Buddhist in this event.
