page_title: Prince Vijaya
hierarchical_section_title: Prince Vijaya
caption_attribution_description: English: Consecration Of King Sinhala-Prince Vijaya (Detail From The Ajanta Mural Of Cave No 17)
context_page_description: Prince Vijaya was the traditional first Sinhalese king of Sri Lanka, mentioned in the Pali chronicles, including Mahavamsa. According to these chronicles, he is the first recorded King of Sri Lanka. His reign is traditionally dated to 543–505 BCE. According to the legends, he and several hundred of his followers came to Lanka after being expelled from an Indian kingdom. In Lanka, they displaced the island's original inhabitants, established a kingdom and became ancestors of the modern Sinhalese people.
context_section_description: Prince Vijaya (Sinhala: විජය කුමරු) was the traditional first Sinhalese king of Sri Lanka, mentioned in the Pali chronicles, including Mahavamsa. According to these chronicles, he is the first recorded King of Sri Lanka. His reign is traditionally dated to 543–505 BCE. According to the legends, he and several hundred of his followers came to Lanka after being expelled from an Indian kingdom. In Lanka, they displaced the island's original inhabitants (Yakkhas), established a kingdom and became ancestors of the modern Sinhalese people.
caption: The consecration (coronation) of Prince Vijaya (Detail from the Ajanta Caves Mural of Cave No 17).[1]
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