In the late 5th century, King Kashyapa of Sri Lanka was afraid. He had every reason to be — he had orchestrated a coup and ...

Sigiriya was built by the fifth-century king Kashyapa I, who ruled the native Sinhalese dynasty, the Moriya. The imposing fortress was the capital of the Sinhalese kingdom until Kashyapa was ...

Following King Kashyapa's death, this Royal palace and fortress were abandoned. Sigiriya Rock, once home to a Buddhist ...

King Kashyapa is supposed to have made a golden lotus of all his jewellery and donated it to the monks here, before he left for the battle with his brother Mugalan. Kashyapa took his own life during ...

King Kashyapa ruled from his secure palace for nearly 22 years till 495AD. His deep-rooted fear that his step-brother would return with an army and wage a war became a reality.

King Kashyapa was the son of King Dathusena and the dramatic entanglement between them is retold in ‘Si Raja’. The series depicts the many different aspects of King Kashyapa’s character and skilfully ...

After King Kashyapa’s death, this royal palace and fortress were abandoned. Thereafter, it was occupied by a Buddhist monastery until the 14th century, with several rock shelters being created ...

‘Dhatusena’(ISBN 978-955-0955-79-4/ Visidunu Prakashakayo (Pvt) Ltd, Boralesgamuwa, 2017) is a short historical novel in Sinhala written by veteran novelist, poet, and socio-political thinker ...