National Trust lecture: The story of a prince and his clan over the last six centuries
View(s):Prof. Gamini Ranasinghe will talk on “The prince Balaina (a son of VI Parakramabahu?) and his Clan in China and Taiwan” in the National Trust monthly lecture on Wednesday, October 30 at 6 p.m. at the Auditorium of the College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka, No. 6, Independence Avenue, Colombo 7.
Prince Balaina was an ambassador to the Chinese court from the Kotte Kingdom of Sri Lanka. There are very limited sources on the prince, who disappeared 600 years ago. Fortunately, numerous pieces of evidence related to him have been found in China and Taiwan. The prince came to public attention following the discovery of several tombstones in Quanzhou in 1996. Various research projects have confirmed that the tombstones belong to a Sri Lankan prince named Balaina and his clan.
At that time, a family was identified as members of the Sri Clan.
The lecture will focus on the life story of the prince and his clan over the last six centuries.
Prof. Gamini Ranasinghe is a Professor of Archaeology at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura and the former Director General of the Central Cultural Fund (CCF). His current research focuses on the Sri Clan in China, Taiwan, and Sri Lanka, heritage management and ethno archaeology.
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