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Anuradhapura was the capital of all the monarchs who ruled the country in the Anuradhapura kingdom, with the exception of Kashyapa I (473–491), who chose Sigiriya to be his capital. [12] The city is also marked on Ptolemy's world map .
Flag of the Anuradhapura Kingdom: Flag of King Dutugamunu (161-137 B.C.) and it's known as Flag of Kingdom Anuradhapura.The flag believed to have been used by Sri Lankan king Dutthagamani(Dutugamunu) and subsequent monarchs. 1055-1232 AD: Flag of the Kingdom of Polonnaruwa: 1220-1345 AD: Flag of the Kingdom of Dambadeniya: 1273–1284 AD
Ancient Anuradhapura The Monastic City, Archaeological Department of Sri Lanka. p. 310, 1994. S. M. Burrows, The Buried Cities of Ceylon - A Guide Book to Anuradhapura and Polonaruwa Reprint, p. 120, 1999. Philippe Fabry, the Essential guide for Anuradhapura and its region, Negombo, Viator Publications, 2005, 199 p., ISBN 955-8736-05-8
Anuradhapura kingdom. 437 BCE–1017 CE: Anuradhapura from Rohana. 1017–1055: Kingdom of Polonnaruwa. ... The Kingdom of Kandy was a monarchy on the island of Sri ...
The Anuradhapura period was a period in the history of Sri Lanka of the Anuradhapura Kingdom from 377 BCE to 1017 CE. The period begins when Pandukabhaya, King of Upatissa Nuwara moved the administration to Anuradhapura, becoming the kingdom's first monarch. Anuradhapura is heralded as an ancient cosmopolitan citadel with diverse populations.
According to Sri Lankan historical literature Prince Vijaya is the traditional first king of Sri Lanka, founding the Kingdom of Tambapanni and the dynasty subsequently founding the Kingdom of Upatissa Nuwara and finally the Anuradhapura Kingdom. [2] [3] [4] There were 37 Vijayan monarchs who reigned during a span of 609 years and ruled all but ...
Anuradhapura kingdom. 437 BCE–1017 CE: Anuradhapura from Rohana. 1017–1055: Kingdom of Polonnaruwa. ... In one of them, there is a shrine with Buddha images. One ...
Pandukabhaya was a king of Upatissa Nuwara and the first monarch of the Anuradhapura Kingdom and 6th over all of the island of Sri Lanka since the arrival of the Vijaya; he reigned from 437 BC to 367 BC. According to many historians and philosophers, he is the first truly Sri Lankan king since the Vijayan migration, and also the king who ended ...