Clash Royale CLAN TAG #URR8PPP Historical states in present-day Sri Lanka 543 BC–377 BC Kingdom of Tambapanni Kingdom of Upatissa Nuwara 377 BC–1017 AD Kingdom of Anuradhapura 1017–1070 Chola occupation of Anuradhapura 1056–1212 Kingdom of Polonnaruwa 1232–1505 Kingdom of Jaffna Kingdom of Dambadeniya Kingdom of Gampola Kingdom of Kotte Kingdom of Sitawaka Portuguese Ceylon 1594–1815 Kingdom of Kandy Chiefdom of Vanni Dutch Ceylon 1815–1948 British Ceylon 1948–present Dominion of Ceylon Republic of Sri Lanka History of Sri Lanka Sinhala Kingdom v t e 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,...