The aim of the prince who came from abroad too, was to chase away the Portuguese from the country. He got to know that there was an attempt made to organize an army, with the help of the ruler of Jaffna. The prince who came was still in robes.
He had a forceful but
winning style of speech, which attracted everybody. This encouraged the people who hated the Portuguese, to join in the struggle against the foreigners.
It has been revealed that inhabitants of Sri Lanka around 1000 B.C., used iron implements, did agriculture using knowledge on irrigation and manufactured clay
utensils – all evidence of a
developed cultural heritage. Until the Anuradhapura Era there was a transitional period identified as the Proto-Historic Age.