King Kashyapa I of Anuradhapura

King Kashyapa I of Anuradhapura King Kashyapa I of Anuradhapura King Kashyapa I of Anuradhapura

The citadel of Sigiriya is, possibly, the most famous historical icon of Sri Lanka. Created on an almost sheer rock rising from the plains of Anuradhapura; the citadel is a marvel of ancient architecture. But the most important and mysterious aspect of Sigiriya are its unfading rock frescoes. These beautiful paintings have not lost their color in over a thousand years and have been the marvel of archaeologists and researchers from around the world. Despite this, the story of the king who created and ruled this citadel is not very well known.

The beginnings of King Kashyapa

Kashyapa I, or Kassapa I as he is also known, was born as the eldest son of King Dhatusena in the middle of the 5th century AD. He was talented in politics, war strategies and the arts as a prince ought to be; but luck was not on his side. Despite being born the eldest he was the son from one of the king’s concubines; and his younger stepbrother who was the son of the royal consort was declared the rightful heir. Kashyapa felt that the crown prince Mogallana was a coward and not fit for the throne. He resented the fact that he had been ignored.

A plan is hatched

Meanwhile, Kashyapa’s father – king Dhatusena had an army commander, whose name was Migara. This commander had a disagreement with the king and sought to have vengeance for it. Migara was cunning, and knew Prince Kashyapa’s feelings on not being nominated the heir. He incited the prince to rebel against his father.

Assisted and encouraged by Migara, Kashyapa staged a palace coup. He overthrew King Dhatusena and usurped the throne 473 AD. The former king was imprisoned, while Kashyapa I became the second king of the Mouriyan Dynasty of Sri Lanka. The crown prince Mogallana appeared to prove Kashyapa’s judgement of being a coward true, as he fled to India to save his own life. Kashyapa’s rule may have proved comparatively normal; if not for the deceitful Migara. The commander was not satisfied with the king being simply overthrown; he wanted him dead.

A loss of temper and the results of bad decisions

Migara made Kashyapa to believe that the former king Dhatusena had hid an enormous amount of wealth and the misled prince demanded that the imprisoned king reveal all his treasures. The king looked at him sadly and then led him to Kalawewa, an irrigation tank that he had constructed. ‘This is the only treasure I have’ he said to his captors. Kashyapa, blinded by his greed and pride, became incensed by this response and ordered him entombed alive within the wall of the irrigation tank – or so the story goes. Another version of the tale states that Kashyapa had Dhatusena killed and walled up the body within a ra

Acerca del distrito de Anuradhapura

Anuradhapura pertenece a la Provincia Central del Norte de Sri Lanka. Anuradhapura es una de las antiguas capitales de Sri Lanka, famosa por sus ruinas bien conservadas de la antigua civilización de Sri Lanka. La ciudad, declarada Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la UNESCO, se encuentra a 205 km al norte de la actual capital, Colombo, en Sri Lanka. En la ciudad sagrada de Anuradhapura y sus alrededores se encuentran numerosas ruinas. Estas consisten en tres tipos de edificios: dagobas, edificios monásticos y pokuna (estanques). La ciudad contaba con algunos de los sistemas de riego más complejos del mundo antiguo. Ubicada en la zona árida del país, la administración construyó numerosos tanques para regar la tierra. La mayoría de la población civil es cingalesa, mientras que en el distrito viven tamiles y moros de Sri Lanka.

Acerca de la Provincia Central del Norte

La Provincia Central del Norte, que es la provincia más grande del país, cubre el 16% de la superficie total del país. La Provincia Central del Norte consta de dos distritos llamados Polonnaruwa y Anuradhapure. Anuradhapura es el distrito más grande de Sri Lanka. Su área es de 7.128 km². La Provincia Central del Norte tiene numerosos potenciales para que los inversores inicien sus negocios, especialmente la agricultura, las industrias basadas en la agricultura y los sectores ganaderos. Más del 65% de la gente de la Provincia Central del Norte depende de la agricultura básica y las industrias basadas en la agricultura. NCP también se llama "Wew Bendi Rajje" porque hay más de 3.000 tanques de escala mediana y grande situados en la provincia. Sri maha bodiya, Ruwanweli seya, Thuparama dageba, Abayagiri Monastry, Polonnaruwa Rankot wehera, Lankathilake están asustados

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