Madawala Rock Inscription of Parakramabahu VI Not to be confused with Medawala Inscription of King Vikramabahu III The Madawala Rock Inscription of the reign of King Parakramabahu VI (Sinhala: හයවන පරාක්රමබාහු රාජ්ය සමයේ මඩවල සෙල් ලිපිය) is found engraved on a rock in the village of Madawala in Kandy District, Sri Lanka. The inscription The inscription which has 20 lines of writing is enclosed on three sides by a rectangular frame. At the right top, outside of this frame are the figures of the sun, moon, a hammer and an anvil while on the left side, the upper half of the frame are a hammer, an anvil and a pair of pincers (Codrington, 1933). The figures of a crow and a dog are also found on the left side, the lower half of the frame (Codrington, 1933). Content The inscription is dated in the 47th regnal year of King Parakramabhu VI (1412-1467 A.D.) of Kotte and it is the only document so far discovered in the hill country bearing the name and the regnal year of this king (Codrington, 1933; Rohanadeera, 2007). It records a grant of…
