Tomb of Vijaya

Tomb of Vijaya
විජය සොහොන
General information
Status Preserved
Architectural style Tomb
Location Medagama Kanda
Address Kanduboda, Moragane
Town or city Panduwasnuwara
Country Sri Lanka
Coordinates 07°34′27.3″N 80°07′38.5″E / 7.574250°N 80.127361°E / 7.574250; 80.127361Coordinates: 07°34′27.3″N 80°07′38.5″E / 7.574250°N 80.127361°E / 7.574250; 80.127361
Designations Archaeological protected monument (6 July 2007)

Tomb of Vijaya (Sinhalese:විජය සොහොන) is an ancient monument, situated on the hillock of Medagama Kanda, Panduwasnuwara DS in Sri Lanka. The monument site consists of a Stupa shaped circular structure which is traditionally believed to be the tomb of King Vijaya (543–505 BCE), the first recorded ruler of Sri Lanka. The hillock of Medagama Kanda lies about 6 km (3.7 mi) south-east from the ancient kingdom, Panduwasnuwara and surrounded by another two historic temples, Nikasala Aranya Senasanaya and Kande Medagama Raja Maha Vihara. The monument has been formally recognised by the Government as an archaeological site in Sri Lanka. The designation was declared on 6 July 2007 under the government Gazette number 1505.[1]

The site was in a state of ruin before it was found out by the Sri Lanka archaeological department. During the excavations, archaeologists found some placed ashes inside the structure and they carried out the Radiocarbon dating for them. According to the results they found that the ashes are about 2,500–2,600 years old.[2] In 1986, the archaeological department conserved this structure as a protected monument and their investigations disclosed that the present brick monument is belonged to the 10th century since the curvilinear bricks of the kot-karalla has Sinhala scripts of the 10th century.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Gazette 1505 & 6 July 2007, p. 8.
  2. ↑ "Nikasala Nuwara Tomb of King Vijaya at Kande Medagama Rajamaha Viharaya – නිකසළා නුවර විජය සොහොන". AmazingLanka.com. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  3. ↑ Wijesekera, Nandadeva (1990). Archaeological Department Centenary (1890-1990): History of the Department of Archaeology. Commissioner of Archaeology, 1990. p. 178.


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