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King
Paduwasdeva
(
504-474
BC
)
whose
capital
was
at
Vijithapura
took
a
princess
called
Subaddhakacanna
from
North
India
in
marriage.
Following
her
came
six
of
her
seven
brothers
who
established
their
own
villages
through
out
the
country.
The
area
of
which
prince
Anuradha
established
himself
was
called
Anuradhapura.
According
to
Chronicles
he
built
the
first
tank
in
the
country
close
to
his
city.
Later
this
tank
was
enlarged
by
king
Pandukabhaya
(437-367
BC)
,
the
son
of
Panduvasudeva’s
daughter
to
provide
water
for
his
enlarged
capital.
The
tank
was
called
Abaya
Vapi
in
memory
of
one
of
his
uncles
called
Abaya
who
ruled
the
country
before
him.
This
tank
(
now
known
as
Basawakkulama
Wewa)
was
the
foundation
stone
of
a
great
irrigation
network
not
second
any
ancient
civilization
of
the
world.