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Valagamba (Sinhala: වළගම්බා), also
known as the
Great Black Lion,
Wattagamani Abhaya and Valagambahu, was a king of the
Anuradhapura Kingdom of Sri Lanka...
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recorded in the
chronicle that
Abhayagiri Dagaba was
established by King
Valagamba during the
period of his
second reign, from 89 to 77 B.C.E. A
young Brahmin...
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already established as one of the
largest and most
important monasteries.
Valagamba of
Anuradhapura is
traditionally thought to have
converted the
caves into...
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Anuradhapura Kingdom was
ruled by
Valagamba (104–103 BC, 89–76 BC) also
known as
Vatthagamani Abhaya. In 103 BC
Valagamba was
overthrown by
these five conquerors...
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succeeding his uncle,
Valagamba, as King of
Anuradhapura and was
succeeded by his
cousin Chora Naga. He was not
biologically related to
Valagamba, and was instead...
- 12th, and 18th
century AD. The
caves in the city
provided refuge to King
Valagamba (also
called Vattagamini Abhaya) in his 14-year-long
exile from the Anuradhapura...
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Uruwala Valagamba Raja Maha
Vihara (Sinhalaː ඌරුවල වලගම්බා රජ මහා විහාරය) is an
ancient Buddhist temple in Uruwala, Sri Lanka. The
temple is
located on...
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invaded by
South Indians several times.
Rulers such as Dutthagamani,
Valagamba, and
Dhatusena are
noted for
defeating South Indian invaders and unifying...
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known as
Valagamba.
According to K. R.
Norman there is a
major discrepancy between the
sources which cite the
death of
Valagamba of Anuradhapura...
- at the
Anuradhapura Maha
Viharaya in Sri
Lanka under the
patronage of
Valagamba in 25 BCE. The
council was held in
response to a year in
which the harvests...
