Period: Before 3rd century BC; no proper historical records
Sibi was a mythological king. There is no historical record about this king. However, the reference about this king is found in various ancient Sanskrit and Tamil books such as Ramayana, Mahabharata, Buddhist Jataka stories, Periya Puranam, Pura Nanoonuru, Silappathikaram, Kalingaththu Barani, Vikiram Cholan Ula, etc.
The Tamil books claim that he was an early Chola king and also called him as 'Sembian'. Even the medieval Cholas claimed that they belonged to Sibi's dynasty and hence each Chola king had the surname 'Sembian'.
Sibi was a mythological king who was believed to have sacrificed his own body's flesh to protect a dove from a hawk. Popularly known as Sibi Chakravarthy, he was a well known philanthropist. The devas (as per Hindu mythology) wanting to test the compasionate nature of Sibi, took the form of a hawk and a pigeon. The pigeon chased by the hawk fell on Sibi's lap seeking his protection. When Sibi wanted to protect the pigeon, he was faced by the logical argument by the hawk. The hawk claimed that it was its right to have pigeon as its food. Sibi offered to compensate the pigeon with his own flesh.
Sibi was a mythological king. There is no historical record about this king. However, the reference about this king is found in various ancient Sanskrit and Tamil books such as Ramayana, Mahabharata, Buddhist Jataka stories, Periya Puranam, Pura Nanoonuru, Silappathikaram, Kalingaththu Barani, Vikiram Cholan Ula, etc.
The Tamil books claim that he was an early Chola king and also called him as 'Sembian'. Even the medieval Cholas claimed that they belonged to Sibi's dynasty and hence each Chola king had the surname 'Sembian'.
Sibi was a mythological king who was believed to have sacrificed his own body's flesh to protect a dove from a hawk. Popularly known as Sibi Chakravarthy, he was a well known philanthropist. The devas (as per Hindu mythology) wanting to test the compasionate nature of Sibi, took the form of a hawk and a pigeon. The pigeon chased by the hawk fell on Sibi's lap seeking his protection. When Sibi wanted to protect the pigeon, he was faced by the logical argument by the hawk. The hawk claimed that it was its right to have pigeon as its food. Sibi offered to compensate the pigeon with his own flesh.
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