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The history of Sri Lanka is unique because its relevance and richness extend beyond the areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean. The early human remains which were found on the island of Sri Lanka date back to about 38,000 years ago ( Balangoda Man ).
1971 JVP insurrection: Marxist insurrection conducted by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna against the government of Sri Lanka. 1972: Sri Lanka becomes a republic, and country's name Ceylon was changes to Sri Lanka: 1983 24–30 July Black July by the government and Sinhalese mobs; Beginning of the Sri Lankan Civil War: 1987 29 July Signing of the ...
The Sinhala kingdom ceased to exist by 1815, following the British takeover.While the Sinhala kingdom is claimed to have existed from 543 BCE to 1815 CE, other political entities claimed to have co-existed in Sri Lanka spanning certain partial periods, including the Jaffna kingdom (which existed 1215–1624 CE), [5] Vanni chieftaincies (which existed from the 12th century to 1803 CE) and the ...
The date August 20, 1200 is the earliest known fixed date in Sri Lankan history, which was for the coronation of Sahassa Malla. Another thing to be noted is that several monarchs had usurped the throne of Lanka including Sinhalese monarchs such as Anikanga, Chodaganga, Sri Vallabha of Polonnaruwa and Mahinda VI. [26]
According to the Mahāvamsa, a chronicle written in Pāḷi, the inhabitants of Sri Lanka prior to the Sinhala migration were the mythical Yakkha (Sanskrit: यक्ष yakṣa; Pali: yakkha) and Nāga races. [7] [8] Sinhalese history and the historical period of Sri Lanka traditionally starts in 543 BC with the arrival of Prince Vijaya.
The form of Buddhism in Sri Lanka is known as Theravada (school of elders). The Pali chronicles (e.g., the Mahavansa) claim that the Sinhalese as an ethnic group are destined to preserve and protect Buddhism. In 1988 almost 93% of the Sinhala-speaking population in Sri Lanka were Buddhist. [61]
The origins of the early Sinhalese kings are the settlement of North Indian Indo-Aryan immigrants to the island of Sri Lanka.Sri Lankan historian Senarath Paranavithana suggests, and according to the story in the Divyavadana, the immigrants were probably not led by a scion of a royal house in India, as told in the romantic legend, but rather may have been groups of adventurous and pioneering ...
Sri Sangha Tissa I: Anuradhapura: Lambakanna I: 248 252 1,460 4 Years 65 55: Sri Sangha Bodhi I (Sirisanghabodhi) Anuradhapura: Lambakanna I: 252 254 730 2 Years 66 56: Gotabhaya: Anuradhapura: Lambakanna I: 254 267 4,745 13 Years 67 57: Jettha Tissa I (Detuthis) Anuradhapura: Lambakanna I: 267 276 3,650 10 Years 68 58: Mahasen: Anuradhapura ...