Period in the history of Sri Lanka during the Anuradhapura Kingdom (377 BC-1017 AD)
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Anuradhapura period
377 BCE – 1017
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The Anuradhapura period was a 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 the administration to Anuradhapura, becoming the kingdom's first monarch. Anuradhapura is heralded as an ancient cosmopolitan citadel with diverse populations.
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The Anuradhapuraperiod was a period in the history of Sri Lanka of the Anuradhapura Kingdom from 377 BCE to 1017 CE. The period begins when Pandukabhaya...
Anuradhapura (Sinhala: අනුරාධපුරය, romanized: Anurādhapuraya; Tamil: அனுராதபுரம், romanized: Aṉurātapuram) is a major city located in the north central...
extended throughout the country. Buddhism played a major role in the Anuradhapuraperiod, influencing its culture, laws, and methods of governance. The society...
15th century BCE, and in Sri Lanka, there is radiometric evidence from Anuradhapura that the non-Brahmi symbol-bearing black and red ware occurs at least...
the latter stage of the Anuradhapuraperiod, the sandakada pahana evolved through the Polonnaruwa, Gampola and Kandyan period. According to historians...
to the Mahavamsa, a Pali chronicle compiled by Buddhist monks of the Anuradhapura Maha Viharaya in Sri Lanka, the Sinhalese descend from settlers who immigrated...
capital to Anuradhapura, converting Sigiriya into a Buddhist monastery complex, which survived until the 13th or 14th century. After this period, no records...
earliest ancestors of the Sinhalese. The first Sri Lankan ruler of the Anuradhapura Kingdom, Pandukabhaya, is recorded for the 4th century BCE. Buddhism...
The Chola conquest of Anuradhapura was a military invasion of the Kingdom of Anuradhapura by the Chola Empire. It can be seen as an ensuing conflict between...
known to both East Asians and Europeans as long ago as the Anuradhapuraperiod. During a period of great political crisis in the Kingdom of Kotte, the Portuguese...
The British Ceylon period is the history of Sri Lanka between 1815 and 1948. It follows the fall of the Kandyan Kingdom into the hands of the British Empire...
Constitution of Sri Lanka established provincial councils. In the Kingdom of Anuradhapura, Rajarata was the personal domain of the King. It was further divided...
people, the dynasty continued into the Anuradhapura Kingdom until Subharaja (60–67). During the Anuradhapuraperiod four dynasties ruled the kingdom from...
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...
Tamil Pandya Kingdom to the Anuradhapura Kingdom in the early historic period. Trade relations between the Anuradhapura Kingdom and southern India existed...
surpassed what existed during the Anuradhapuraperiod. Previously built dams were largely renovated during this period. The Sinhalese accounted for the...
close to Isurumuni Vihara and Tissa Wewa in the ancient sacred city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. It sits on approximately 40 acres (16 ha), and is a noted...
dynasty after their successful invasion of the country's then capital, Anuradhapura, in the 10th century. The Ancient City of Polonnaruwa has been declared...
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...
King Tissa to ordain queen Anulā and other women of Tissa's court at Anuradhapura who desired to be ordained as nuns after Mahindra converted them to Buddhism...
Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and early Iron Age of the country until the Pre Anuradhapuraperiod in 543 BC. There is evidence of Paleolithic (Homo erectus) people...
Sinhabahu (Sinha = Lion, Bahu = Arm) is a legendary king of ancient India, mentioned in Sri Lankan texts. He was father of Vijaya of Sri Lanka and king...
those four monarchs. Two ruled during the AnuradhapuraPeriod and the other two during the Polonnaruwa Period. Anula was the first known queen regnant...
Vasabha (Sinhala: වසභ) was a monarch of the Anuradhapuraperiod of Sri Lanka. He is considered to be the pioneer of the construction of large-scale irrigation...
to save the sacred tooth; and the seat of the kingdom was moved from Anuradhapura to Polonnaruwa, then to Dambadeniya and other cities. Upon each change...
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