The Polonnaruwa period was a period in the history of Sri Lanka from 1017, after the Chola conquest of Anuradhapura and when the center of administration...
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Poḷonnaruwa, (Sinhala: පොළොන්නරුව, romanized: Poḷonnaruva; Tamil: பொலன்னறுவை, romanized: Polaṉṉaṟuvai) also referred as Pulathisipura and Vijayarajapura...
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conjuncts instead of Indic text. The Kingdom of Polonnaruwa (Sinhala: පොළොන්නරුව රාජධානිය, romanized: Polonnaruwa Rājādhaniya) was the Sinhalese kingdom that...
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1029–1055 (Chola) Rohana, 1029–1055 (Sinhalese) Polonnaruwa period Polonnaruwa, 1055–1232 Polonnaruwa, 1232–1255 Dambadeniya, 1255–1270s (During the reigns...
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Sandakada pahana (section Polonnaruwa period)
latter stage of the Anuradhapura period, the sandakada pahana evolved through the Polonnaruwa, Gampola and Kandyan period. According to historians, the sandakada...
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Sinhalese monarchy (section Polonnaruwa period)
be seen as the rule rather that the exception during this period. With the fall of Polonnaruwa the monarchy saw a decline in the 13th century, this is characterised...
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The Chola decline in Sri Lanka was followed by the restoration of the Polonnaruwa monarchy in the late 11th century CE. In 1215, following Pandya invasions...
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Sinhalese people (section Polonnaruwa period)
for its agricultural prosperity under king Parakramabahu in Polonnaruwa during which period the island was famous around the world as the rice mill of...
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Chola empire during the reign of his son Rajendra Chola. The Kingdom of Polonnaruwa was the second major Sinhalese kingdom of Sri Lanka. It lasted from 1055...
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The Polonnaruwa Vatadage is an ancient structure dating back to the Kingdom of Polonnaruwa of Sri Lanka. It is believed to have been built during the reign...
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who had aspirations of taking the throne. Rajaraja I renamed the city Polonnaruwa to Jananathamangalam, near Anuradhapura and settled Velakkara Agampadi...
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Sri Lanka (section Post-classical period)
fall of Anuradhapura Kingdom. Subsequently, they moved the capital to Polonnaruwa. Following a 17-year-long campaign, Vijayabahu I successfully drove the...
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four monarchs. Two ruled during the Anuradhapura Period and the other two during the Polonnaruwa Period. Anula was the first known queen regnant in both...
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moved the capital to Polonnaruwa and subsequent Sri Lankan rulers who came into power after the Chola reign continued to use Polonnaruwa as the capital, thus...
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Dutch Ceylon (redirect from Dutch period in Ceylon (Sri Lanka))
protection of some of the Portuguese possessions around the world. In this period Portugal lost a great number of lands to the new colonial rivals. During...
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The Kandyan period covers the history of Sri Lanka from 1597–1815. After the fall of the Kingdom of Kotte, the Kandyan Kingdom was the last Independent...
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Portuguese Ceylon (redirect from Portuguese period in Ceylon (Sri Lanka))
and 1658. Nevertheless, elements of Portuguese culture from this colonial period remain in Sri Lanka. Portuguese knew Sri Lanka by the name ''Seylan''. In...
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Chola conquest of Anuradhapura (category Polonnaruwa period)
by the Chola army. The capital of the conquered Rajarata was moved to Polonnaruwa which was then renamed "Jananathamangalam", a title of Rajaraja. The...
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Velakkara (category Polonnaruwa period)
Velakkaras are royal guards mentioned in various historical accounts of Sri Lanka. The general prevailing notion is that they were Tamil mercenaries employed...
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Transitional period of Sri Lanka spans from the end of the Kingdom of Polonnaruwa, in 1232, to the start of the Kandyan period in 1597. The period is characterised...
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Principality of Ruhuna (category Polonnaruwa period)
several Chola generals; and Manabharana II, whose army once conquered Polonnaruwa. The resistances that arose from Ruhuna were generally victorious against...
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Prehistory Pre Anuradhapura period Anuradhapura period Polonnaruwa period Transitional period Kandyan period British Ceylon period Sri Lanka (1948–present)...
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Coins of Sri Lanka Polymer Banknotes of Sri Lanka Medieval Coins of Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka Dutch V.O.C coins of Ceylon The Sinhala copper coinage of...
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Panduwasnuwara (category Polonnaruwa period)
Parakramabahu managed to conquer the control of the entire nation and moved to Polonnaruwa where his new capital was built. The tooth relic of Buddha was also brought...
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Prehistory Pre Anuradhapura period Anuradhapura period Polonnaruwa period Transitional period Kandyan period British Ceylon period Sri Lanka (1948–present)...
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Gal Vihara (category Religious buildings and structures in Polonnaruwa)
visited monument at Polonnaruwa. The images of Uttararama follow a different style from the images of the previous Anuradhapura period, and show some significant...
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Polonnaruwa–Pagan War were a series of successful military expeditions led-by Sinhalese king Parakramabahu the Great against the Bagon Kingdom between...
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Prehistory Pre Anuradhapura period Anuradhapura period Polonnaruwa period Transitional period Kandyan period British Ceylon period Sri Lanka (1948–present)...
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Vatadage (category Polonnaruwa period)
Thuparamaya. The best example of a vatadage is generally believed to be the Polonnaruwa Vatadage. Along with it, the vatadages at Medirigiriya and Thiriyaya...
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succeeding to the office of President shall hold office only for the unexpired period of the term of office of the President vacating office. Until the election...
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