6th-century BC rulers

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Chapters: Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, Cambyses II, Alyattes II, Croesus, Amyntas I of Macedon, Bardiya, Vijaya of Sri Lanka, Emperor Itoku, Titus Herminius Aquilinus, Titus Lartius, Spurius Lartius, Astyages, Cyaxares, Suddhodana, Cyrus I, Sarduri IV, Bimbisara, Aspelta, Rusa IV, Tigranes Orontid, Ariaramnes, Aramatle-qo, List of state leaders in 600 BC, Orontes I Sakavakyats, King Zhuang of Chu, King Zhao of Chu, Admetus of Epirus, King Helü of Wu, Arcesilaus I of Cyrene, Servius Sulpicius Camerinus Cornutus, King Jing of Zhou, Malonaqen, Hidarnes II, Ardashir Orontid, King Ling of Zhou, Hidarnes III, King Ding of Zhou, Idanthyrsus, Archidamus I, Scopasis. Excerpt: Vijaya was the first recorded King of Sri Lanka mentioned in the ancient Sri Lankan Pali chronicles, but he is also a figure in medieval Sri Lankan Tamil literature. His reign is traditionally dated to 543 BC - 505 BC. The primary source for his life-story is the Mahavamsa. It is inevitably difficult, given the dearth of sources, to separate fact from legend in Vijaya's life, and as H. W. Codrington puts it, 'It is possible and even probable that Vijaya (`The Conqueror') himself is a composite character combining in his person...two conquests' of ancient Sri Lanka. Singur or Singhapur (Lion City) of Hooghly was the original capital of Bhurishrestha. Vijaya Singha (this surname gave rise to name Singhal or Ceylone) the ousted prince of Singhapur went with his daredevil comrades to Sri Lanka via crude wooden ships from Gadiara or Buttor Port (Venetian explorer Ceasare de Federici, who travelled India during 1565-79, mentioned a place called Buttor in his journal circa 1578 coinciding with modern neighbourhood Betor) of Howrah. As per Sri Lanka history Mahavamsa, written around 400 AD by the monk Nagasena, using the Dipavamsa and Attakatha as sources, correlates well with Indian histories of the period. Ceylon before colonization by Bengalis was earlier inhabited by ancient tribe Veddas. With the arrival of Prince Vijay and his 700 followers history of the Sinhalese started. Vijaya was eldest son of King Sinhabahu ("Man with Lion arms") and his Queen Sinhasivali of Bhurishrestha Kingdom. Vijaya married Kuveni (local Yaksha princess) like his army marrying off local women. Later this given rise to modern Sinhala race who speak a language phonetically much similar to modern Bengali. Vijaya landed on Sri Lanka near Mahathitha (Manthota or Mannar), and named the island "Thambaparni" ('copper-colored palms). These are attested in Ptolemy's map of the ancient world. Mahavamsa also claims, Lord Buddha visiting Sri Lanka three times. Firstly, to stop a war between a Naga (Vedd