A STUDY OF THE ROUTE TAKEN BY KING SIRISANGABO TO HATTIKUCHCHIYA

Abstract

Sirisangabo’s story, in rajnganaya. is a folklore has been built up as an opinion in the area. But it is mahavamsa, vansattappkasiniya, and AD in the sources written in the 13th centuries the pujavaliya, Hattvanagalla vihara vamsaya, Eluattanagalu vamsaya, the minor rajavaliya have presented conflicting sirisangabo story that existed in folklore dates back to AD in 4th 5th and 6th centuries AD. Getting used to writing in the presentation of the sirisangabo story which existed as a beautiful state in the society. In the 10th - 12th 13th centuries, there is an opinion that the road traveled by king sirisangabo was Located to the south of Issurumuni. It is a primary purpose of this research to further confirm the above idea by using archaeological and folklore factors as well as logically using the opinions and ideologies of the authors of the secondary source as to whether it had fallen towards Hattikuchchiya. There is an opinion that the reason why king sirisangabo left Anuradhapura was because his treasury leader “Gotabhaya” started a rebellion against the king Accordingly. It is said that king sirisangabo came to hattikuchchi. Where he beheaded. A study of the road description that came for that is analyzed through this article.