War in Ancient India c10.90
War in Ancient India c10.90
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c10.90
From the evidence of the Mahāvaṃśa as well as from a few inscriptions we are able to gather some information regarding the diplomatic relations that existed between India and Ceylon. We have the story of Vijaya and his followers occupying the island about 543 B.C. Vijaya was a prince of North India who was banished from the kingdom by his father. Passing through the southern Maghada country he sailed to Ceylon, according to the Rājāvali, in a fleet carrying more than 700 soldiers, defeated the Yakṣas inhabiting it, and settled there permanently. This story is illustrated in the Ajanta frescoes.