Prince Panduvasudeva (died 474 BC)
was King of
Upatissa Nuwara
Upatissa is a Pali and Sinhala name. It may refer to:
* An alternate name for Sariputta, one of the chief male disciples of Gautama Buddha
**Upatissagāma, his birthplace, near Rajgriha, in Magadha, India
* Upatissa (regent), chief minister and ...
(in modern-day
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...
) from 504 BC to 474 BC. He was the first monarch of the
Kingdom of Upatissa Nuwara
Kingdom commonly refers to:
* A Monarchy, monarchic state or realm ruled by a king or queen.
** A monarchic chiefdom, represented or governed by a king or queen.
* Kingdom (biology), a category in biological taxonomy
Kingdom may also refer to:
Ar ...
and succeeded
Upatissa, who reigned as regent. Panduvasudeva had ten sons, including
Abhaya and
Tissa and one daughter, Unmada Chitra. He was a nephew of
Prince Vijaya
Prince Vijaya (c. 543–505 BCE) was a legendary king of Kingdom of Tambapanni, Tambapanni, based in modern day Sri Lanka. His reign was first mentioned in ''Mahāvaṃsa.'' He is said to have came to Sri Lanka with seven hundred followers afte ...
.
References
External links
History of Sri Lankan KingsCodrington's Short History of Ceylon
474 BC deaths
Year of birth unknown
Monarch of Tambapanni
Sinhalese kings
House of Vijaya
6th-century BC Sinhalese monarchs
5th-century BC Sinhalese monarchs
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