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It was built by King Dutugemunu, who became lord of all Sri Lanka after a war in which the Chola King Elara, was defeated.
For a long time this structure was considered the monumental tomb, King Dutugemunu had built for King Elara, after defeating him in battle.
Much is written of the great war of 205 BC to 161 BC between Sinhala King Dutugemunu and a South Indian Tamil invader Elara for the City of Anuradhapura, and the central role played by Dutugemunu’s Ten Giant Warriors (දසමහා යෝධයෝ) or the great warriors (dasa maha yodhayo in sinhalese) – the dasa maha yodha.