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618: 1281:, the conquest of Anuradhapura was completed in the 36th year of the reign of the Sinhalese monarch Mahinda V, i.e. about 1017–18. Rajendra's success was complete and whole of the island became a Chola Province. But the Cholas never really consolidated their control over southern Sri Lanka, which in the case lacked large and prosperous settlements to tempt long-term Chola occupation. According to the Culavamsa and Karandai plates, Rajendra Chola led a large army into Rohana and captured Mahinda's crown, queen, daughter, a vast amount of wealth, and the king himself whom he took as a prisoner to India, where he eventually died in exile in 1029. During the Chola occupation Many Sinhalese were enslaved and transported to South India. 1694:, pp. 416–417: "Under Rajendra Chola 1, perhaps the most aggressive king of his line, Chola raids were launched southward from Rajarata to Rohana. By his fifth year, Rajendra claimed to have completely conquered Ceylon, a claim that has led some historians to assert that Rajendra" completed "the conquest Rajaraja had begun" "But the Cholas never really consolidated their control over southern Ceylon, which in any case lacked large and prosperous settlements to tempt long-term Chola occupation." "Kassapa assumed the title of VikkamabahuI and ruled" in Rohana for several years(c. I029-Io4I)." 1320:. He had defeated his most powerful rivals in Rohana and was anxious to take on the Cholas, by the age of seventeen. The crisis in the country left a scattering of turbulent chiefs and intractable rebels whose allegiance, if any, was at best opportunistic which proved a problem to both sides in the conflict, frustrating both the Sinhalese kings and the Cholas. Vijayabahu, from his base in Rohana, faced a similar difficulty; he had to contend with the hostility of local chiefs who regarded him as a greater threat to their independence than the Cholas were. 1306:(also known as Vikramabahu) and "ruled" in Rohana for several years (c. 1029–1040) while attempting to organize a campaign of liberation and unification. He became the king of Rohana after 11 years of Chola rule in Rohana. But he died before he could consolidate his power, and a series of ephemeral aspirants to the throne subsequently appeared and disappeared in Rohana without dislodging the Cholas from the north. Kassapa VI's mysterious death in 1040, however, brought an end to the war. His successor 1290: 357: 307: 147: 3278: 2571: 338: 329: 236: 223: 213: 192: 182: 172: 125: 1007: 348: 290: 274: 250: 136: 3288: 2581: 1377:
Walaweganga and conducted his resistance from there. Pulatthinagara and Anuradhapura fell to Vijayabahu and Mahatittha were soon occupied.Although it would be more dramatic to picture Vijayabahu finally driving the Cholas into the sea, the occupation actually ended in Chola withdrawal after a further series of indecisive clashes. Having liberated the whole of Sri Lanka from Chola rule, Vijayabahu crowned himself king of
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1014 Rajaraja I died and was succeeded by his son Rajendra Chola I, perhaps the most aggressive king of his line. Chola raids were launched southward from Rajarata into Rohana. By his fifth year, Rajendra claimed to have completely conquered the Ceylon and incorporated it into the Chola Empire. As per the Sinhalese chronicle
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had followed the initial season of plunder. With the intention to transform Chola encampments into more permanent military enclaves, Saivite temples were constructed in Polonnaruwa and in the emporium of Mahatirtha. Taxation was also instituted, especially on merchants and artisans by the Cholas. In
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in the north, but the Cholas were bent on control of the whole island. When Sinhalese sovereignty was restored under Vijayabahu I, he crowned himself at Anuradhapura but continued to have his capital at Polonnaruwa for it being more central and made the task of controlling the turbulent province of
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had been brief ad hoc up until the mid-tenth century. These were designed to facilitate short-term gains with minimal involvement followed by a withdrawal to the mainland. However, with the ascension of more ambitious and aggressive imperial Chola kings, Rajaraja I (985–1014) and his son Rajendra I
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Vijayabahu attacked and captured Pulatthinagara and drove the Cholas out of the city. Kulottunga sent a large army that engaged Vijayabahu in a pitched battle near Anuradhapura. The Cholas initially succeeded in driving Vijayabahu to seek refuge in Vatagiri but Vijayabahu took Mahanagakula on the
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Vijayabahu eventually launched a successful two-pronged attack upon Anuradhapura and Polonnaruva, when he could finally establish a firm base in southern Sri Lanka. Anuradhapura quickly fell and Polonnaruva was captured after a prolonged siege of the isolated Chola forces. Virarajendra Chola was
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The conquest of the Sinhalese kingdom had been associated with his three immediate predecessors (Rajendra Chola I, Rajendra Chola II, and Virarajendra Chola, all sons of Rajaraja I), no longer seemed to be worthwhile. Kulottunga had less personal prestige involved in the conquest, so he simply
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With time on the side of the insurgent forces, The Chola's determination began to gradually falter. Vijayabahu possessed strategic advantages, even without a unified "national" force behind him. A prolonged war of attrition was of greater benefit to the Sinhalese than to the Cholas. After the
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For that reason, the Cholas occasionally succeeded in recruiting nominal support from rebel chiefs in Rohana, as a result, Vijayabahu had difficulty consolidating a firm territorial base from which to launch a decisive campaign against the Cholas. On the other hand, the Cholas were unable to
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chieftain, fell in battle. What had begun as a profitable incursion and occupation was now deteriorating into desperate attempts to retain a foothold in the north. After a further series of indecisive clashes, the occupation finally ended in the withdrawal of the Cholas.
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eliminate similar opposition to themselves in the north. Gradually the wider conflict developed into a prolonged, back-and-forth struggle of raids and counter-raids, with the forces of Vijayabahu advancing upon Polonnaruva and then falling back to fortresses in
1409:, a military outpost of the Sinhalese kingdom, was renamed Jananathamangalam, after a title assumed by Rajaraja I, and become the new center of administration for the Cholas. This was because earlier Tamil invaders had only aimed at overlordship of 1365:(1070–1122) came to the Chola throne, after a period of political crisis at the Chola court, he initially concentrated on consolidating his authority in India. His most pressing task was to defend the Chola territories against the inroads of the 1236:. Taking advantage of this internal strife Rajaraja I invaded Anuradhapura sometime in 993 AD and conquered the northern part of the country and incorporated it into his kingdom as a province named "Mummudi-sola-mandalam" after himself. The 1103:. After the defeat, Pandya king Rajasimha took his crown and the other regalia and sought refuge in Anuradhapura. The Paranthka made several futile attempts to regain regalia, including invasion of Sri Lanka on a date between 947 and 949 1347:
In the battles that ensued, two powerful Sinhalese chiefs, Ravideva and Cala, crossed over with their men from Vijayabahu's side to the Chola commander. One of Vijayabahu's Tamil commanders, Kurukulattaraiyan, a Tamil
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Vijayabahu I sent three armies to attack Polonnaruwa. One was sent along the western shore to Mahatittha and Polonnaruwa, another from the east across Magama, and the third and main force across Mahiyanga.
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In 1029, Eleven years after the Chola conquest of Rohana, Prince Kassapa, son of Mahinda, hid in Rohana, where Chola forces vainly searched for him. Soon after the death of his father Kassapa assumed the
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temple called Rajarajeshvara ("Lord of Rajaraja") in the town of Mahatirtha (modern Mantota, Mannar), which was renamed Rajaraja-pura. Comparing Rajaraja's campaign to the invasion of
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forced to dispatch an expedition from the mainland to recapture the settlements in the north and carry the attack back into Rohana, in order to stave off total defeat.
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says that the capital at Anuradhapura was "utterly destroyed in every way by the Chola army. The capital of the conquered Rajarata was moved to
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Wijetunga, Wijetunga Mudalige Karunaratna (1962), "First Phase: Relations between the Sinhalese and the Cholas up to the time of Rajaraja I",
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Wijetunga, Wijetunga Mudalige Karunaratna (1962), "First Phase: Relations between the Sinhalese and the Cholas up to the time of Rajaraja I",
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The Chola conquest followed an initial conflict between Chola and the Pandya-Sinhalese alliance during conquest of the
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recaptured the north,east and central Sri lanka and expelled the Chola forces restoring Sinhalese sovereignty.
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which was then renamed "Jananathamangalam", a title of Rajaraja. The Chola official Tali Kumaran erected a
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when he sent a large Chola army to conquer the kingdom and absorb it into the
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I (1039–1110), descended from or at least claimed to be descended from the
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Rest of the Island Annexed as a Chola Province in 1017-1018 A.D
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and Rohana to withstand retaliatory Chola attacks and sieges.
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as noted by its native name of Ballot Nuvara (the camp city)
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The Chola conquest had one permanent result, the kingdom of
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terminated it with little attempt to recoup Chola losses.
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Many Soldiers and Large number of Sinhalese civilians died
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Kulke, Hermann; Kesavapany, K; Sakhuja, Vijay (2009).
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Plundering of Anuradhapura and the island's treasures.
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during the reign of Sinhalese king Udaya IV (946–954
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2901: 2899: 2898: 2892: 2886: 2880: 2874: 2868: 2865:Mahalana-Kitti 2862: 2855: 2853: 2848: 2839: 2833: 2832: 2829: 2828: 2826: 2825: 2820: 2815: 2810: 2805: 2800: 2795: 2790: 2785: 2780: 2775: 2770: 2764: 2762: 2757: 2751: 2750: 2748: 2747: 2742: 2740:Chola conquest 2736: 2734: 2729: 2727:Chola conquest 2720: 2716: 2715: 2713: 2712: 2707: 2702: 2697: 2692: 2686: 2684: 2678: 2677: 2675: 2674: 2666: 2657: 2654: 2653: 2650: 2649: 2636: 2633: 2632: 2625: 2618: 2610: 2601: 2600: 2598: 2597: 2587: 2577: 2566: 2563: 2562: 2560: 2559: 2558: 2557: 2552: 2547: 2537: 2532: 2527: 2526: 2525: 2513: 2508: 2503: 2498: 2492: 2490: 2484: 2483: 2481: 2480: 2475: 2470: 2465: 2460: 2455: 2450: 2445: 2440: 2435: 2434: 2433: 2422: 2420: 2414: 2413: 2411: 2410: 2409: 2408: 2403: 2398: 2393: 2388: 2383: 2375: 2374: 2373: 2368: 2358: 2357: 2356: 2351: 2346: 2341: 2330: 2328: 2322: 2321: 2319: 2318: 2313: 2308: 2303: 2297: 2295: 2288: 2287: 2285: 2284: 2279: 2274: 2273: 2272: 2262: 2261: 2260: 2255: 2250: 2245: 2235: 2229: 2227: 2221: 2220: 2217: 2216: 2214: 2213: 2208: 2202: 2200: 2195: 2191: 2190: 2188: 2187: 2182: 2176: 2174: 2169: 2168:Middle period 2165: 2164: 2162: 2161: 2156: 2151: 2146: 2141: 2136: 2131: 2126: 2121: 2120: 2119: 2109: 2104: 2098: 2096: 2091: 2084: 2080: 2079: 2077: 2076: 2071: 2066: 2061: 2056: 2050: 2048: 2042: 2041: 2035: 2032: 2031: 2028: 2027: 2014: 2011: 2010: 2003: 1996: 1988: 1981: 1980: 1954:(3): 405–419. 1943: 1929: 1923: 1908: 1899: 1893: 1878: 1872: 1857: 1851: 1838: 1832: 1818: 1816: 1813: 1811: 1810: 1808:, p. 418. 1795: 1787: 1766: 1744: 1742:, p. 417. 1723: 1721:, p. 200. 1711: 1696: 1684: 1682:, p. 416. 1669: 1654: 1652:, p. 173. 1642: 1640:, p. 411. 1630: 1628:, p. 71–. 1618: 1606: 1604:, p. 7–9. 1594: 1577: 1548: 1546:, p. 409. 1533: 1526: 1506: 1494: 1482: 1472: 1470: 1467: 1465: 1462: 1459: 1458: 1448: 1447: 1445: 1442: 1441: 1440: 1435: 1430: 1423: 1420: 1389:Main article: 1386: 1383: 1361:In 1070, when 1358: 1355: 1308:Mahalana-Kitti 1286: 1283: 1262: 1187: 1184: 1171:Main article: 1168: 1165: 1163: 1160: 1099:by Chola king 1097:Pandya Kingdom 1064: 1063: 1061: 1060: 1053: 1046: 1038: 1035: 1034: 1032: 1031: 1026: 1021: 1015: 1000: 999: 997: 996: 991: 986: 981: 976: 971: 966: 965: 964: 959: 954: 944: 938: 935: 934: 930: 929: 926: 925: 922: 919: 918: 908: 902: 899: 898: 895: 892: 891: 869: 866:British Ceylon 863: 860: 859: 856: 853: 852: 837: 831: 828: 827: 824: 821: 820: 806: 800: 797: 796: 793: 790: 789: 779:Chola conquest 775: 769: 766: 765: 762: 759: 758: 744: 738: 735: 734: 731: 728: 727: 721: 715: 712: 711: 706: 703: 702: 688: 682: 675: 674: 670: 669: 667: 666: 659: 652: 645: 638: 630: 627: 626: 622: 621: 613: 612: 606: 605: 598: 590: 589: 587: 586: 581: 576: 571: 566: 561: 556: 551: 546: 541: 536: 531: 526: 520: 517: 516: 504: 503: 496: 489: 481: 472: 471: 469: 468: 466:Chola conquest 463: 458: 453: 448: 447: 446: 435: 432: 431: 419: 418: 411: 404: 396: 388: 387: 384: 380: 379: 375: 374: 371: 367: 366: 362: 361: 344: 324: 323: 322:Units involved 319: 318: 240: 161: 160: 156: 155: 154: 153: 151:Pandyan Allies 131: 120: 119: 115: 114: 111: 110: 95: 89: 88: 87: 86: 83: 65: 61: 60: 55: 53: 49: 48: 47:992 AD–1017 AD 45: 37: 36: 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 3385: 3374: 3371: 3369: 3366: 3364: 3361: 3359: 3356: 3354: 3351: 3349: 3346: 3344: 3341: 3339: 3336: 3334: 3331: 3329: 3326: 3324: 3321: 3320: 3318: 3303: 3295: 3293: 3289: 3285: 3283: 3275: 3274: 3271: 3261: 3258: 3256: 3253: 3251: 3248: 3247: 3245: 3241: 3233: 3230: 3229: 3227: 3225: 3222: 3220: 3217: 3215: 3212: 3211: 3209: 3207: 3203: 3197: 3194: 3190: 3187: 3186: 3185: 3182: 3181: 3179: 3177: 3173: 3165: 3162: 3160: 3157: 3155: 3152: 3150: 3147: 3145: 3142: 3140: 3137: 3135: 3132: 3130: 3127: 3126: 3124: 3120: 3117: 3115: 3112: 3111: 3110: 3107: 3105: 3104:Constructions 3102: 3101: 3099: 3097: 3093: 3090: 3086: 3078: 3075: 3073: 3070: 3068: 3065: 3063: 3060: 3058: 3055: 3054: 3052: 3050: 3047: 3045: 3042: 3041: 3039: 3035: 3027: 3024: 3022: 3019: 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2514: 2512: 2509: 2507: 2506:Constructions 2504: 2502: 2499: 2497: 2494: 2493: 2491: 2489: 2485: 2479: 2476: 2474: 2471: 2469: 2466: 2464: 2461: 2459: 2456: 2454: 2451: 2449: 2446: 2444: 2441: 2439: 2436: 2432: 2429: 2428: 2427: 2424: 2423: 2421: 2419: 2415: 2407: 2404: 2402: 2399: 2397: 2394: 2392: 2389: 2387: 2384: 2382: 2379: 2378: 2376: 2372: 2369: 2367: 2364: 2363: 2362: 2359: 2355: 2352: 2350: 2347: 2345: 2342: 2340: 2337: 2336: 2335: 2332: 2331: 2329: 2327: 2323: 2317: 2314: 2312: 2309: 2307: 2304: 2302: 2299: 2298: 2296: 2293: 2289: 2283: 2280: 2278: 2275: 2271: 2268: 2267: 2266: 2263: 2259: 2258:Lambakanna II 2256: 2254: 2251: 2249: 2246: 2244: 2241: 2240: 2239: 2236: 2234: 2231: 2230: 2228: 2226: 2222: 2212: 2209: 2207: 2204: 2203: 2201: 2192: 2186: 2183: 2181: 2178: 2177: 2175: 2166: 2160: 2157: 2155: 2152: 2150: 2147: 2145: 2142: 2140: 2137: 2135: 2132: 2130: 2127: 2125: 2122: 2118: 2115: 2114: 2113: 2110: 2108: 2105: 2103: 2100: 2099: 2097: 2090:Early period 2088: 2085: 2081: 2075: 2072: 2070: 2067: 2065: 2062: 2060: 2057: 2055: 2052: 2051: 2049: 2047: 2043: 2038: 2033: 2026: 2022: 2019: 2016: 2015: 2009: 2004: 2002: 1997: 1995: 1990: 1989: 1986: 1977: 1973: 1969: 1965: 1961: 1957: 1953: 1949: 1944: 1940: 1939: 1934: 1930: 1926: 1920: 1916: 1915: 1909: 1905: 1900: 1896: 1890: 1886: 1885: 1879: 1875: 1869: 1865: 1864: 1858: 1854: 1848: 1844: 1839: 1835: 1833:81-206-0946-8 1829: 1825: 1820: 1819: 1807: 1802: 1800: 1790: 1788:0-646-42546-3 1784: 1780: 1773: 1771: 1763: 1759: 1755: 1748: 1741: 1736: 1734: 1732: 1730: 1728: 1720: 1715: 1708: 1703: 1701: 1693: 1688: 1681: 1676: 1674: 1667:, p. 51. 1666: 1661: 1659: 1651: 1646: 1639: 1634: 1627: 1622: 1615: 1610: 1603: 1598: 1591: 1586: 1584: 1582: 1574: 1570: 1566: 1559: 1557: 1555: 1553: 1545: 1540: 1538: 1529: 1527:9781317321279 1523: 1520:. Routledge. 1519: 1518: 1510: 1503: 1498: 1492: 1486: 1477: 1473: 1453: 1449: 1439: 1436: 1434: 1431: 1429: 1428:Kalinga Magha 1426: 1425: 1419: 1418:much easier. 1417: 1412: 1408: 1404: 1398: 1392: 1382: 1380: 1374: 1370: 1368: 1364: 1354: 1351: 1345: 1341: 1339: 1335: 1332:accession of 1329: 1327: 1321: 1319: 1315: 1311: 1309: 1305: 1301: 1291: 1282: 1280: 1279: 1273: 1261: 1257: 1255: 1251: 1247: 1243: 1239: 1235: 1231: 1227: 1223: 1219: 1215: 1207: 1203: 1202:Chola dynasty 1198: 1193: 1183: 1180: 1174: 1159: 1157: 1153: 1149: 1141: 1137: 1129: 1125: 1117: 1112: 1102: 1098: 1093: 1091: 1079: 1075: 1071: 1059: 1054: 1052: 1047: 1045: 1040: 1039: 1037: 1036: 1030: 1027: 1025: 1022: 1020: 1017: 1016: 1014: 1013: 1002: 1001: 995: 992: 990: 987: 985: 982: 980: 977: 975: 972: 970: 967: 963: 960: 958: 955: 953: 950: 949: 948: 945: 943: 940: 939: 937: 936: 932: 931: 923: 917: 913: 910: 909: 907: 906: 901: 900: 896: 890: 886: 882: 878: 874: 871: 870: 868: 867: 862: 861: 857: 850: 846: 842: 839: 838: 836: 835: 830: 829: 825: 819: 815: 811: 808: 807: 805: 804: 799: 798: 794: 788: 784: 780: 777: 776: 774: 773: 768: 767: 763: 757: 753: 749: 746: 745: 743: 742: 737: 736: 732: 726: 723: 722: 720: 719: 714: 713: 710:–543 BC 707: 701: 697: 693: 690: 689: 687: 686: 681: 680: 677: 676: 672: 671: 665: 664: 660: 658: 657: 653: 651: 650: 646: 644: 643: 639: 637: 636: 632: 631: 629: 628: 624: 623: 619: 615: 614: 611: 608: 607: 602: 597: 596: 585: 584:1215 invasion 582: 580: 579:1212 invasion 577: 575: 574:1209 invasion 572: 570: 567: 565: 562: 560: 557: 555: 552: 550: 547: 545: 544:Ruhuna (1160) 542: 540: 537: 535: 532: 530: 527: 525: 522: 521: 518: 512: 502: 497: 495: 490: 488: 483: 482: 479: 467: 464: 462: 459: 457: 454: 452: 449: 445: 442: 441: 440: 437: 436: 433: 427: 417: 412: 410: 405: 403: 398: 397: 394: 385: 382: 381: 376: 372: 369: 368: 363: 358: 353: 349: 345: 343: 339: 334: 330: 326: 325: 320: 317: 315: 308: 303: 301: 295: 291: 287: 286: 281: 279: 275: 270: 269: 264: 261: 255: 251: 246: 245: 241: 237: 233: 232: 227: 224: 218: 214: 209: 208: 203: 201: 197: 193: 187: 183: 177: 173: 168: 167: 163: 162: 157: 152: 148: 144: 143: 142: 141: 137: 132: 130: 126: 122: 121: 116: 108: 106: 102: 100: 96: 91: 90: 84: 81: 77: 74: 73: 72: 70: 66: 63: 62: 58: 54: 51: 50: 46: 43: 42: 38: 33: 30: 19: 3228:Monasteries 3196:in Sinhalese 3096:Architecture 3044:Caste system 2988:Capital city 2739: 2726: 2695:Bibliography 2661: 2523:in Sinhalese 2501:Caste system 2496:Architecture 2282:Capital city 2248:Lambakanna I 2210: 2194:Late period 2059:Bibliography 1951: 1947: 1937: 1933:Sastri, K. A 1913: 1903: 1883: 1862: 1842: 1823: 1815:Bibliography 1806:Spencer 1976 1778: 1753: 1747: 1740:Spencer 1976 1714: 1692:Spencer 1976 1687: 1680:Spencer 1976 1665:Dehejia 1990 1645: 1638:Spencer 1976 1633: 1621: 1609: 1597: 1564: 1544:Spencer 1976 1516: 1509: 1497: 1485: 1476: 1452: 1403:Anuradhapura 1400: 1381:in 1076–77. 1375: 1371: 1363:Kulottunga I 1360: 1346: 1342: 1330: 1326:Dakkhinadesa 1322: 1312: 1296: 1276: 1269: 1259: 1222:Anuradhapura 1213: 1211: 1179:Anuradhapura 1176: 1152:Prince Kitti 1136:Chola empire 1128:Chola Empire 1113: 1094: 1090:Vijayabahu I 1078:Chola Empire 1069: 1067: 1019:Bibliography 1003: 947:Armed Forces 903: 889:Independence 885:World War II 864: 832: 803:Transitional 801: 778: 770: 741:Anuradhapura 739: 716: 683: 661: 654: 647: 640: 633: 465: 313: 299: 284: 283: 271: 267: 266: 247: 244:(992–993 CE) 243: 242: 230: 229: 210: 206: 205: 169: 166:(992–993 CE) 165: 164: 133: 129:Chola Empire 118:Belligerents 103: 97: 76:Anuradhapura 67: 29: 3302:WikiProject 3049:Immigration 3011:Malaya Rata 2897:(1054–1055) 2895:Kassapa VII 2891:(1048–1054) 2885:(1046–1048) 2879:(1043–1046) 2873:(1042–1043) 2867:(1040–1042) 2861:(1029–1040) 2672:1055 – 1232 2664:1017 – 1070 2595:WikiProject 2515:Literature 2511:Immigration 2391:Atamasthana 2366:Polonnaruwa 2339:Malaya Rata 2316:Sanghamitta 1719:Sastri 2000 1707:Sastri 2000 1650:Sastri 2000 1590:Sastri 2000 1502:Sastri 2000 1407:Polonnaruwa 1379:Polonnaruwa 1242:Polonnaruwa 1208:in 1030 A.D 1101:Parantaka I 942:Agriculture 772:Polonnaruwa 99:Polonnaruwa 92:Territorial 3317:Categories 3219:Brahmanism 3176:Literature 3134:Gal Vihara 3057:Gurulugomi 2983:Rajakariya 2919:Vijayabahu 2877:Jagatipala 2859:Kassapa VI 2837:Government 2682:Background 2550:Brahmanism 2478:Rajakariya 2294:and people 2225:Government 2046:Background 1464:References 1395:See also: 1314:Vijayabahu 1304:Kassapa VI 1285:Resistance 1218:Rajaraja I 1190:See also: 1167:Background 1124:Rajaraja I 708:300,000 BP 696:Bronze Age 685:Prehistory 663:Pujavaliya 656:Rajavaliya 625:Chronicles 342:Chola Army 333:Chola Navy 294:Kassapa VI 278:Kassapa VI 3016:Maya Rata 2998:Geography 2932:Lokissara 2344:Maya Rata 2326:Geography 2180:Mahavamsa 2154:Dipavamsa 2134:Tripiáč­aka 1976:154741845 1938:The CĆÄ»as 1935:(2000) . 1469:Citations 1338:Chalukyas 1278:Mahavamsa 1238:Culavamsa 1226:Mahinda V 1214:tirumagal 979:Geography 974:Education 957:Air Force 905:Sri Lanka 692:Stone Age 649:CĆ«áž·avaáčƒsa 642:Mahavamsa 635:Dipavamsa 513:conflicts 428:conflicts 285:(1042 CE) 268:(1017 CE) 254:Mahinda V 231:(1042 CE) 219:(Emperor) 207:(1017 CE) 178:(Emperor) 3282:Category 3250:Perahera 3214:Buddhism 3206:Religion 3139:Hatadage 3021:Rajarata 2978:Kahavanu 2958:Politics 2906:Monarchs 2846:Monarchs 2700:Timeline 2575:Category 2545:Buddhism 2540:Religion 2530:Perahera 2458:Kahavanu 2453:Kahapana 2371:Sigiriya 2349:Rajarata 2292:Politics 2265:Military 2238:Monarchs 2233:Monarchy 2185:Sigiriya 2064:Timeline 1422:See also 1411:Rajarata 1350:Karaiyar 1300:monarchy 1272:Rajarata 1263:—  1029:Timeline 1024:Glossary 984:Politics 933:By Topic 916:Republic 912:Dominion 700:Iron Age 601:a series 599:Part of 365:Strength 188:(Prince) 105:Rajarata 71:Victory 52:Location 3184:in Pali 3088:Culture 3037:Society 2928:Others 2924:Kalinga 2719:History 2690:Outline 2645:topics 2519:in Pali 2418:Economy 2311:Mahinda 2083:History 2054:Outline 2023:topics 1968:2053272 1162:History 1156:Pandyas 1150:led by 1118:in 993 1088:, when 1076:by the 969:Economy 673:Periods 383:Unknown 373:Unknown 314:† 300:† 256: ( 200:General 94:changes 82:forces. 3292:Portal 3125:Sites 3026:Ruhuna 2585:Portal 2448:Pearls 2377:Sites 2361:Cities 2354:Ruhuna 2306:Ashoka 2253:Moriya 2243:Vijaya 1974:  1966:  1921:  1891:  1870:  1849:  1830:  1793:p. 249 1785:  1524:  1416:Rohana 1385:Legacy 1234:Rohana 1204:under 603:on the 370:95,000 296:  64:Result 3243:Other 2705:Years 2443:Ivory 2107:Elara 2069:Years 1972:S2CID 1964:JSTOR 1444:Notes 1250:Lanka 1246:Shiva 834:Kandy 80:Chola 69:Chola 2889:Loka 2438:Gems 1919:ISBN 1889:ISBN 1868:ISBN 1847:ISBN 1828:ISBN 1783:ISBN 1522:ISBN 1254:Rama 1212:The 1200:The 1068:The 962:Navy 952:Army 44:Date 2277:Law 1956:doi 1758:doi 1569:doi 1302:as 1122:by 259:POW 3319:: 2521:, 1970:. 1962:. 1952:35 1950:. 1798:^ 1781:. 1769:^ 1726:^ 1699:^ 1672:^ 1657:^ 1580:^ 1551:^ 1536:^ 1158:. 1144:CE 1132:CE 1120:CE 1109:CE 1105:CE 1086:CE 1082:CE 202:) 2647:→ 2640:← 2629:e 2622:t 2615:v 2025:→ 2018:← 2007:e 2000:t 1993:v 1978:. 1958:: 1927:. 1897:. 1876:. 1855:. 1836:. 1791:. 1760:: 1571:: 1530:. 1057:e 1050:t 1043:v 500:e 493:t 486:v 415:e 408:t 401:v 262:) 198:( 20:)

Index

Chola rule in Sri Lanka
Anuradhapura Kingdom
Chola
Anuradhapura
Chola
Polonnaruwa
Rajarata

Chola Empire

Anuradhapura Kingdom

Pandyan Allies

Rajaraja Chola I

Rajendra Chola I

Vallavaraiyan Vandiyadevan
General

Rajendra Chola I



Mahinda V
POW

Kassapa VI

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