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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:mythological_figure
historical figure
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gptkbp:arrivalInSriLanka
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543 BCE
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Mahavamsa
Sri Lankan history
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Sinhapura
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gptkbp:children
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none (no legitimate heirs)
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:Tambapanni
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gptkbp:ethnicity
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gptkb:Sinhala
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gptkbp:father
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gptkb:King_Sinhabahu
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Prince Vijaya
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gptkbp:knownFor
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first recorded king of Sri Lanka
founding the Kingdom of Tambapanni
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gptkbp:legacy
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considered progenitor of Sinhalese people
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gptkbp:mother
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gptkb:Queen_Sinhasivali
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gptkbp:mythologicalRole
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descendant of a lion
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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banished from Sinhapura
landed at Tambapanni, Sri Lanka
married local queen Kuweni
sent for a princess from India
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gptkbp:predecessor
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none (founder)
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gptkbp:reign
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543–505 BCE
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gptkbp:religion
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Buddhism (according to legend, but lived before Buddha's enlightenment)
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Kuweni
Pandya princess
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Panduvasdeva
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gptkbp:title
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King of Tambapanni
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Sinhalese_people
gptkb:Kingdom_of_Tambapanni
gptkb:Nissanka_Malla_of_Polonnaruwa
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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