madawala Stone Inscription
Madawala is a village in Pahatha Dumbra of Kandy District. This valuable
inscription is located in a land called Akuraketugalewatta. This inscription
is said to be written by a person called Jothi on the seventeenth year
of King Parakramabahu VI s reign (A.D.
1428/9 or 1431/2).
Jothi
probably was the Jothiya Sitano who ruled the Kandian region during King
Parakramabahu VI.
The King has selected this area to rest during his visits to Polonnaruwa
from his capital of Kotte. During his stay not only he obtained rice
and other grains but also recruited soldiers for this army. As a gratitude
the king donated land to the villagers and this inscription was written
in memory of this incident.
The inscription can be reached by traveling about 500 meters on a side
road from the Madawala town. Although archeology department has setup
some name boards, some villages has encroached this place putting up
fences claiming this land. Recently it was reported that people has tried
to destroy this rock using dynamite. Madawala is a currently muslim dominated
area.
Created : March 27, 2011
Updated :
March 27, 2011
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