King Vasabha of Anuradhapura Vasabha (Sinhala: වසභ රජ; Tamil: வசபன்) was the King of Anuradhapura Kingdom , Sri Lanka from 67 A.D. to 111 A.D. (Ray, 1959) Belonging to the First Dynasty of Lambakanna, he ruled the country from his capital at Anuradhapura until he was succeeded by Vankanasika Tissa (Ray, 1959). Reign The king of Anuradhapura Vasabha became the ruler of the country after dethroning Sabha (Subha in chronicles) who reigned for six years (Ray, 1959). Although there are no proper details in the chronicles about Vasabha's right to be the king of the island, there are some traditional stories about him. According to these stories, King Sabha, the predecessor of Vasabha, was informed by soothsayers that one named Vasabha would kill him and become king of the country (Ray, 1959). Therefore, to avoid this, Sabha declared an order to execute everybody bearing that name (Ray, 1959). At the time Vasabha who belonged to the Lambakanna clan was working under his uncle, the Commander-in-Chief of the Sabha's a…
