Sinhala Kingdom

The Sinhala Kingdom or Sinhalese Kingdom refers to the successive Sinhalese 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, Dambadeniya, Gampola, Kotte, Sitawaka and Kandy.^{[citation needed]} The Sinhala Kingdom ceased to exist by 1815. While Sinhala Kingdom existed from 543 BCE to 1815 CE, other political entities co-existed in Sri Lanka spanning certain partial periods, including the Jaffna kingdom (which existed 1215-1624 CE),^[5] Vanni chieftaincies (which existed from 12th century –1803 CE) and the Portuguese and Dutch colonies (Which existed 1597–1658 CE and 1640–1796 respectively).^[6] During these partial periods of time, these political entities were not part of the Sinhala Kingdom.

Epochs[]

Kingdom of Tambapanni (543 BC–505 BC)
Kingdom of Upatissa Nuwara (505–377 BC)
Kingdom of Anuradhapura (377 BC – 1017 AD)
Kingdom of Polonnaruwa (1056–1236)
Kingdom of Dambadeniya (1236–1272)
Kingdom of Gampola (1345–1408)
Kingdom of Kotte (1408–1598)
Kingdom of Sitawaka (1521–1593)
Kingdom of Kandy (1590–1815)

References[]

^ Cavendish, Marshall (2007). World and Its Peoples: Eastern and Southern Asia. Cavendish Square Publishing. pp. 350–51. ISBN 978-0761476313.
^ Bandaranayake, S. D. (1974). Sinhalese Monastic Architecture: The Viháras of Anurádhapura. Leiden: BRILL. p. 17. ISBN 9004039929.
^ De Silva, K. M. (1981). A History of Sri Lanka. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0195616552. A History of Sri Lanka.
^ Blaze, L. E. (1938). History of Ceylon. Asian Educational Services. ISBN 978-8120618411.
^ Manogaran, Chelvadurai (1987). Ethnic Conflict and Reconciliation in Sri Lanka. University of Hawaii Press. pp. 25–26. ISBN 978-0824811167.
^ Malalgoda, Kitsiri (1976). Buddhism in Sinhalese Society, 1750-1900: A Study of Religious Revival and Change. University of California Press. p. 29. ISBN 0520028732.

[Cavendish-1] Cavendish, Marshall (2007). World and Its Peoples: Eastern and Southern Asia. Cavendish Square Publishing. pp. 350–51. ISBN 978-0761476313.

[Bandaranayake-2] Bandaranayake, S. D. (1974). Sinhalese Monastic Architecture: The Viháras of Anurádhapura. Leiden: BRILL. p. 17. ISBN 9004039929.

[3] De Silva, K. M. (1981). A History of Sri Lanka. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0195616552. A History of Sri Lanka.

[4] Blaze, L. E. (1938). History of Ceylon. Asian Educational Services. ISBN 978-8120618411.

[Manogaran-5] Manogaran, Chelvadurai (1987). Ethnic Conflict and Reconciliation in Sri Lanka. University of Hawaii Press. pp. 25–26. ISBN 978-0824811167.

[Malalgoda-6] Malalgoda, Kitsiri (1976). Buddhism in Sinhalese Society, 1750-1900: A Study of Religious Revival and Change. University of California Press. p. 29. ISBN 0520028732.

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show v t Sinhalese monarchy
Sinhala Kingdom
Timeline	Dipavamsa Mahavamsa Culavamsa Rajavaliya
Periods	Pre Anuradhapura & Anuradhapura period Tambapanni Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa period Chola occupation Polonnaruwa Transitional period Dambadeniya Gampola Kotte Sitawaka Kandyan period Kandy
Dynasties	Vijaya Lambakanna I Siri Sanga Bo Nayaks
Monarchs	By reign Family tree 1st 2nd Sinhalese Queens
Royal Residences	Tambapaṇṇī Upatissagāma Vijithapura Anuradhapura Sigiriya Rohana Polonnaruwa Dambadeniya Yapahuwa Kurunegala Gampola Dedigama Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Sitawaka Kandy
Related dynasties	Kalinga Vanga Shakya Vedda Pandyan Mauryan Madurai Nayak
Other	Sinhapura Sinhabahu Relic of the tooth of the Buddha Vijayabā Kollaya