Question

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According to the Sinhalese account, it was crime and banishment that led to their settlement in Sri Lanka. Vijaya, the
son of a North Indian king, was ousted from his kingdom due to his acts of assault and robbery. With a contingent of
700 men, the Sinha (lion) prince was set adrift on the high seas in a dilapidated ship, to face his destiny- punishment
by death. But destiny took a different turn. When they travelled south, Vijaya and his men were blessed by the
Buddha as they came to land on the west coast of Sri Lanka on the very day the Buddha attained enlightenment.
Vijaya and his men settled around Anuradhapura, forming the basis of a Sinhalese kingdom that developed there in
the 4 century. Later, the Sinhalese kingdom of Ruhunu was established in the south-west, but Anuradhapura
remained the stronger kingdom. Early settlements took place mainly along rivers, as the aridity of the north was not
conducive to human settlement and the cultivation of crops. No doubt banishment and the need for survival can be
great motivators: Vijaya and his descendants demonstrated impressive resoucefulness. To overcome the challenges of
climate they constucted water channals and reservoirs (known locally as tanks)-- great feats of engineering and
mathematics. Such inventiveness enabled the early settlements to develop and prosper.
Answer the following questions.
i. When did the earliest Sinhalese kingdom develop?
ii. Who was Vijaya? Why was he banished from his father's kingdom?
iii. What punishment was he given?
iv. How many people accompanied Vijay on his banishment?
v. When did he arrive at the sri Lankan coast with his men?
गिव मी आंसर please​

Answer 1

Answer:

( i ) Sinhalese kingdom was developed in the 4th century

( ii ) Vijaya, the

son of a North Indian king, was ousted from his kingdom due to his acts of assault and robbery.

don't know the answer fot the second part of this question

( iii ) I don't know the answer for the third question

( iv ) I don't know the answer for the forth question

( v ) I don't know the answer for the fifth question

I tried my best to tell the answer

I only know the answer of 1st and 2nd

Answer 2

Answers:

i. The earliest Sinhalese kingdom developed in the 4th Century.
ii. Vijaya was the son of the North-Indian king. He was banished from his father’s kingdom for his acts of assaults and robberies.
iii. The Sinha prince was set adrift on the high seas in a dilapidated ship, for Vijaya to face his destiny-punishment by death.
iv. 700 men had accompanied Vijaya on his banishment.
v. Vijaya arrived at the Sri Lankan coast with his men on the very day Buddha attained enlightenment.

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