Sinhala Kingdom
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| Historical states in present-day Sri Lanka |
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543 BC–377 BC
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377 BC–1017 AD
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1017–1070
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1056–1212
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1232–1505
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1594–1815
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1815–1948
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1948–present
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The Sinhala Kingdom or Sinhalese Kingdom refers to the successive Sinhalese Aryan kingdoms that existed in what is today Sri Lanka.[1][2][3][4], the Sinhala Kingdom existed[citation needed] as successive kingdoms known by the city at which its administrative centre was located. These are in chronological order: the kingdoms of Tambapanni, Upatissa Nuwara, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Dambadeniya, Gampola, Kotte, Sitawaka and Kandy.[citation needed] The Sinhala Kingdom ceased to exist by 1815. While Sinhala Kingdom existed from 543 BC to 1815 CE, other political entities co-existed in Sri Lanka spanning certain partial periods, including the Jaffna kingdom (which existed 1215-1624 CE) ,[5]Vanni chieftaincies (which existed from 12th century –1803 CE) and the Portuguese and Dutch colonies (Which existed 1597–1658 CE and 1640–1796 respectively).[6] During these partial periods of time, these political entities were not part of the Sinhala Kingdom.
Epochs
Kingdom of Tambapanni (543 BC–505 BC)
Kingdom of Upatissa Nuwara (505–377 BC)
Kingdom of Anuradhapura (377 BC – 1017 AD)
Kingdom of Polonnaruwa (1056–1236)
Kingdom of Dambadeniya (1236–1272)
Kingdom of Gampola (1345–1408)
Kingdom of Kotte (1408–1535)
Kingdom of Sitawaka (1521–1593)
Kingdom of Kandy (1590–1815)
References
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^ Bandaranayake, S. D. (1974). Sinhalese Monastic Architecture: The Viháras of Anurádhapura. Leiden: BRILL. p. 17. ISBN 9004039929.
^ De Silva, K. M. (1981). A History of Sri Lanka. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0195616552.
^ Blaze, L. E. (1938). History of Ceylon. Asian Educational Services. ISBN 978-8120618411.
^ Manogaran, Chelvadurai (1987). Ethnic Conflict and Reconciliation in Sri Lanka. University of Hawaii Press. pp. 25–26. ISBN 978-0824811167.
^ Malalgoda, Kitsiri (1976). Buddhism in Sinhalese Society, 1750-1900: A Study of Religious Revival and Change. University of California Press. p. 29. ISBN 0520028732.