Mahavamsa

The Mahavamsa (Sinhala: මහාවංසය, Pali: Mahāvaṃsa, trans. "Great Chronicle," abbrev. Mhv. or Mhvs.) is a historical poem written in the Pali language, of the kings of Sri Lanka. The first version of it covered the period from the coming of King Vijaya of the Rarh region of ancient Bengal in 543 BCE to the reign of King Mahasena (334–361).