posted October 17, 2005 08:32 AM
King Yassalalaka Tissa was a notable idiot in Srilankan history, and particularly so since he was the King! One wonders about the intelligence of the proles that he ruled over! Sometime into his reign it suddenly dawned upon him that he had a remarkable resemblance to the palace gatekeeper.....(probably a bastard half brother!). The idiot, i.e. The king , thought this was hilarious! Anyone else would have been worried about this but not our friend ! He decides to change places with the guard. Good fun!..(Ha!Ha!)...or so he thinks!...
Predictable results follow: Guard sitting on throne sees King (now the guard) laughing. Has his (the King's) head off . Guard continues to rule.....The populace accepts this!..... If you don't believe this read the Mahavamsa.