Ancient Kings and Rulers of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka was governed by 181 kings from Anuradhapura to Candy. After 1815, the whole country was under British colonial rule, the Yuba rebellion in 1818 and Matre's revolt in 1848 led to an armed uprising against the UK. Independence was finally approved in 1948, but the country is still the ruler of the British Empire.

In 1972, Sri Lanka became a republic. In 1978, the constitution which made the president the head of state was enacted. The civil war in Sri Lanka began in 1983, including armed youth from 1987 to 1989, and the 25-year civil war ended in 2009.

If historical documents are different, there may be a difference in degree of control of each ruler. Therefore, today as well, various books and publications may be offered to various rulers of different ages. The following information is from the following document.

Translation by Mahavamsa-Wilnsm Geiger, Rajavaliya, Short history of Sri Lanka H. W. Codrington

Mahanama 's illegal son dominated for only one day. He became king in the morning and died in the afternoon due to the poison of his princess Sanga.

Manamperuma removed the two sons of Rajasinghe I and gave him the title "Nikapitiye Bandara", the grandson of the sister of Rajasinghe I. At that time, only 5 years old

According to Mahavamsa (text of King Sri Bally in Sri Lanka), the traditional date of ancient Sri Lanka was the landing of Vijaya who came to Sri Lanka with 700 followers (because he was forbidden by Indian Vanga king). He ruled Sri Lanka from 543 BC - 505 BC (modern era: 38 years!). Vijaya played an important role in Sri Lanka, including the establishment of the Kingdom of Tambapani. Vijaya played an important role in the ancient history of the country. Another annual date of ancient Sri Lanka is the arrival of Buddhism from the son of Devanampiya Tissa, the ancestor Mutasiva of Anuradhapura. Another source said that Buddhism was founded by a man named "Mahinda", but then it was integrated into Sinhara culture. Calligraphic materials show the emergence of Buddhism in the 3 rd century BC

The whole period of ancient Sri Lanka, including the ancient history of Sri Lanka, was governed by Anuradhapura Kingdom. The Kingdom of Sri Lanka moved to Anuradhapura in 380 BC. Since then, Anuradhapura has lived as the capital of Sri Lanka for more than 1000 years, until the collapse of the Kingdom of 1017 when Rajindra started a massive invasion. Kingdom Then the capital moved to Polonnaruwa. After more than a century since Chola's rule, Polonnaruwa's Vijanyabahu I successfully expelled Chola Empire and reunited the country again. In addition, when I asked Vijayabahu to send a Sri Lankan monk to Myanmar, they also reunited the country of Buddhist culture. King Sinhalese 's Vijayabahu was a strong leader, but after his death, a weak ruler took over after he broke the powerful Chola Empire in Sri Lanka. After all, Sri Lanka invaded an independent country.

In Sri Lanka, ancient Sinhalese Chronicles Mahavamsa said that he heard music and dance at the wedding ceremony when King Vega landed in Sri Lanka in 543 BC. The origins of Sri Lankan dance can be traced back to indigenous tribes and can be traced back to the mythical era of indigenous Yangyang twins and "Yakka" (devil). Sri Lankan classical dance (Kandyan Dance) is characterized by a highly developed Tara (rhythm) system provided by cy called thalampataa. Chinese dance has a long history. Some of the dances mentioned in ancient literature, such as dancing with sleeve movements, are still in progress today. Several early dances were related to shamanism rituals. Early folk dances also developed into court dance. An important dance in the ancient times was a ritual ceremony of Zhou dynasty in the 1st century BC.