The Battle of Vijithapura was a decisive battle fought in the campaign carried out by Sri Lankan king Dutthagamani against the invading South Indian king...

Vijithapura (Sinhala: විජිතපුර, romanized: Vijitapura; Tamil: விஜித நகரம், romanized: Vijita Nakaram), also known as Vijitha Nagara or Vijithagama, was...

Suranimala played a key role in the decisive battle for one of King Elara’s last strongholds, the fortress of Vijithapura. Along with Nandimitra and the King’s...

eldest son of the southern regional sub-king, Kavan Tissa, defeated Elara in the Battle of Vijithapura. During its two and a half millennia of existence...

of Sigiriya as a fortress as well as a pleasure palace. Moggallana finally arrived, declared war, and defeated Kashyapa in 495 AD. During the battle Kashyapa's...

Sinhalese). After defeating Elara in single combat in the Battle of Vijithapura and subsequently regaining power in the country, the Kataragama deity...

The relic of the tooth of Buddha (Pali danta dhātuya) is venerated in Sri Lanka as a sacred cetiya relic of the Buddha and primarily refers to the purported...

2024 Iran–Pakistan border skirmishes 161 or 162 BCE Battle of Vijithapura 862 Anuradhapura invasion of Pandyan 1165–1181 Polonnaruwa-Pagan war 1169–1177...

the various scriptural collections of Buddhist sacred scriptures or the various Buddhist scriptural canons. Some of these collections are also called Tipiṭaka...

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Mauryan prince and the first-born son of Emperor Ashoka from his first wife Queen Devi, and the older brother of Princess Sanghamitra. Mahinda was sent...

town of Polonnaruwa District in North Central Province, Sri Lanka. The modern town of Polonnaruwa is also known as New Town, and the other part of Polonnaruwa...

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...

Mahamewuna Garden in the historical city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. It is believed to be a tree grown from a cutting of the southern branch from the historical...

against the Seleucid empire and seizes control of Media and Babylonia. 161 BC: Battle of Vijithapura: Dutthagamani defeats the Tamil King Ellalan. Demetrius...

located in the north central plain of Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of North Central Province and the capital of Anuradhapura District. The city lies...

This is a list of known wars, conflicts, battles/sieges, missions and operations involving former kingdoms and states in the Indian subcontinent and the...

Malaya Rata is the mountainous areas of central Sri Lanka. It is also one of the three historical regions of the island of Sri Lanka, with Rajarata and Ruhunurata...

The Maya Rata (Principality of), also known as the Kingdom of Dakkinadesa, was a principality or an administrative region of the Sinhalese kingdom. It was...

Kingdom during the rule of the Five Dravidians, shortly after overthrow of King Valagambahu. For over a decade, the irrigation systems of the Anuradhapura Kingdom...

built where Ellalan was cremated after dying in battle. The Dakkhina Stupa was believed to be the tomb of Ellalan. Often referred to as 'the Just King'...

February 2007). "The first battle for freedom". Ths Sunday Times. Retrieved 6 November 2009. Blaze, L. E. (1933). History of Ceylon. p. 12. ISBN 9788120618411...

epic poem in the Pali language. Its stories of battles and invasions, court intrigue, and great constructions of stupas and water reservoirs, written in elegant...

This is a list of wars involving the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and its predecessor states. Legend   Victory   Defeat   Other result   Ongoing...

32 rulers in different parts of the country before he defeated the South Indian invader Elara at the battle at Vijithapura, and ascended to the throne...

This is a timeline of Sri Lankan history, comprising important & territorial changes and political & economic events in Sri Lanka and its predecessor states...

the throne and go into hiding in the mountains. As the King, defeated in battle, was fleeing Anuradhapura, a Jain monk ("nigantha" in Pali) named Giri,...

Tamil settlement of Sri Lanka refers to the settlement of Tamils, or other Dravidian peoples, from Southern India to Sri Lanka. Due to Sri Lanka's close...

Kandy Esala Perahera (the Sri Dalada Perahara procession of Kandy) also known as The Festival of the Tooth is a festival held in July and August in Kandy...

Tradition) of Emperor Ashoka (304 BC – 232 BC) from his first wife Queen Devi (302 BCE – 242 BCE). Together with her brother Mahinda, she entered an order of Buddhist...