Padaviya Wewa

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Im nordöstlichen Teil der Nord-Zentralprovinz gibt es zwei große alte Bewässerungsbecken – Padaviya Wewa und Vahalkada Wewa. Von diesen hat Padaviya mehr Aufmerksamkeit erregt, vielleicht aufgrund der traditionellen Annahme, dass es sich um den größten der antiken Panzer handelte.

Viele Kolonialverwalter machten sich auf die beschwerliche Reise, um diesen Panzer zu besichtigen, und waren von den Ruinen des antiken Werks gebührend beeindruckt. Gouverneur Sir Henry Ward (1797–1860) beschrieb es als das „ riesigste aller Bauwerke “ und schätzte, dass „der Bau 10 bis 15 Jahre lang Millionen Menschen beschäftigt haben muss“. Sir Emerson Tennent (1804–1869), der zahlreiche Bücher über das damalige Ceylon geschrieben hatte, war von der Schleuse so beeindruckt, denn er berichtete: „Die bestehende Schleuse ist ein sehr bemerkenswertes Werk, nicht nur wegen ihrer Dimensionen, sondern auch wegen des Einfallsreichtums und der Exzellenz der Verarbeitung.“ “. Es war jedoch Henry Parker, der von 1873 bis 1904 der Bewässerungsabteilung angehörte, 1886 eine detaillierte Inspektion der Arbeiten durchführte und seine Ergebnisse aufzeichnete.

Es gibt keine Aufzeichnungen darüber, wer den Panzer gebaut hat, aber Historiker haben den ursprünglichen Bau König Saddhatissa (137–119 v. Chr.) und König Mahasena (276–303) zugeschrieben. Ausgrabungen, die Mitte des 20. Jahrhunderts von Herrn DT Devendra, dem stellvertretenden Archäologischen Kommissar, durchgeführt wurden, haben die Ansicht gestützt, dass König Mahasena der ursprüngliche Erbauer des Panzers war. Aber in einem alten Text von Pujavaliya wird König Saddhatissa der Bau von „Padi“ und mehreren anderen Panzern zugeschrieben. Es gibt starke Hinweise darauf, dass sich „ padi “ auf das heutige Padaviya-Tank bezieht.

Eine alte Säuleninschrift auf dem Damm des Padaviya Tank verkündet stolz

„Von Sri Parakrama Bahu, dem souveränen Herrn von Sri Lanka, dem es am Herzen liegt, der Welt Gutes zu tun, wurde dies errichtet.“

Obwohl diese Säule König Parakramabahu I. (1153-1186) als Erbauer angibt, wurde der Schluss gezogen, dass der Tank viel älter ist und der König Parakramabahu wahrscheinlich umfangreiche Renovierungen oder Erweiterungen am bestehenden Tank vorgenommen hätte.

Text von Lakpura™. Bilder von Google, Urheberrechte liegen bei den Originalautoren.
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Anuradhapura District

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landmarks.