Sinhala Kingdom

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Sinhala Kingdom
543–437 BCE
437 BCE–1017 CE
1017–1055
1055–1232
1232–1341
1341–1371
1371–1597
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1232–1620
1521–1594
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1815–1948
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The Sinhala Kingdom or Sinhalese Kingdom refers to the successive

Upatissa Nuwara, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Dambadeniya, Gampola, Kotte, Sitawaka and Kandy.[citation needed
]

History

The Sinhala kingdom ceased to exist by 1815,

Vanni chieftaincies following the invasion by Parakramabahu VI, until his death.[b]

Records by Faxian thero and the Mahavamsa suggests it may have extended to Maldives and parts of India as well.[7][4]

Epochs according to the Mahavamsa chronology

Notes

  1. ^ such as Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa kingdoms
  2. Parakramabahu VI
    was the last Sinhalese king to control the entirety of Sri Lanka.

References

  1. ISBN 978-0761476313
    .
  2. ISBN 9004039929
    .
  3. ISBN 978-0195616552
    . A History of Sri Lanka.
  4. ^
    ISBN 978-8120618411
    .
  5. ISBN 978-0824811167
    .
  6. ISBN 0520028732
    .
  7. ^ Fa-Hien's Records of Buddhistic Kingdoms. pp. 10–13.