Prince Panduvasudeva, (died 474 BC) was King of
Upatissa Nuwara (in modern-day
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
) from 504 BC to 474 BC. He was the first monarch of the
Kingdom of Upatissa Nuwara 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
According to the ''Mahāvaṃsa'' chronicle, Prince Vijaya (c. 543–505 BCE) was the first Sinhalese monarchy, Sinhalese king. Legends and records from both Indian and Sri Lanka sources say that he along with several hundred followers came to ...
.
Ancestors
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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