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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 .
The Vatadages were built since the Anuradhapura period, however, the peak was reached during the Polonnaruwa period. The Polonnaruwa Vatadage is considered the "ultimate creation" out of all Vatadages. A Vatedage is built for the protection of a small stupa. [43] The structure has two stone platforms decorated with elaborate stone carvings.
Tambapanni, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Dambadeniya, Yapahuwa, Kurunegala, Gampola, Kotte, Kandy The monarchs of Sri Lanka , [ N 1 ] also referred to as the Sinhalese monarchy , were the heads of state and rulers of the Sinhala Kingdoms located in present-day Sri Lanka , from 543 BCE (according to chronicles) until its abolition in 1815 CE.
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
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.
Anuradhapura: Vijaya: 307 BC 267 BC 14,600 40 Years 9 8: Uttiya: Anuradhapura: Vijaya: 267 BC 257 BC 3,650 10 Years 10 9: Mahasiva: Anuradhapura: Vijaya: 257 BC 247 BC 3,650 10 Years 11 10: Suratissa (Swarnapinda Tissa) Anuradhapura: Vijaya: 247 BC 237 BC 3,650 10 Years 12 11: Sena and Guttika: Anuradhapura: 237 BC 215 BC 8,030 22 Years 13 12 ...
The puppet king fled, and soon after Anuradhapura fell to Manavanna's forces. Hattadatha was killed during the siege and his minister and kingmaker, Poththakutta fled to a nearby village where he met his own death by being poisoned by a village head who was a friend of his, but due to the inability of choosing loyalty, intoxicated Poththakutta ...
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 ...