Sri Lankan Kingdoms

State of Anuradhapura

The Anuradhapura Kingdom is the primary nation hooked up in Sri Lanka some of the Sinhala people. Its reign commenced with King Pandukabhaya and the Empire flourished from 377 BC to 1017 AD. One of the maximum critical activities throughout the Anuradhapura Kingdom blanketed the creation of Buddhism. This is because of the sturdy connection among King Asoka of India and King Devanampiyatissa of Sri Lanka. 

 Let`s check the subsequent great milestones. Some of those rulers also are South Indians. 

 Inkosi Pandukabhaya

Founder and governor of Upatissa Nuwara from 437-367 BC and the primary king of Anuradhapura. He had  sons Mutasiva and Suratissa. King Mutasiva dominated for extra than sixty years (367-307 BC) and constructed Mahamevnawa Park. Mutasiva had 09 sons, a number of whom are well-acknowledged, such as Devanampiyatissa, Uttiya, Mahasiva and Asela. 

 King Devanampiyatissa

Mutasiva's son, Devanampiyatissa, dominated from 307-267 BC. An critical king like Buddhism became first brought throughout his reign. After his reign, King Uttiya dominated for a brief time from 267-257 BC. After his reign he became his brother and King Mahasiva from 257-247 BC. 

 It became after the reign of Mahasiva that the youngest son of King Pandukabhaya, Suratissa, dominated from 247-237 BC. However, his rule became brief-lived. Two South Indian merchants, Sena and Guttika, assassinated King Suratissa and dominated the empire for 22 years. After their reign, any other son of King Mutasiva, Asela got here to electricity from 215-205 BC however became killed in struggle with the aid of using a member of the Tamil Chola Dynasty named "Ellalan". 

 Elalalan

After gaining supremacy over the Pandukabhaya dynasty, Ellalan dominated Anuradhapura for over forty four years. During his reign from 205-161 BC he became referred to as a sensible ruler till he became defeated and exiled with the aid of using King Dutugamunu in 161 BC. 

 King Dutugamunu

Perhaps some of the favorable rulers of the Kingdom, Dutugamunu became additionally referred to as Duttagamani Abhaya. An critical ruler of this period, Anuradhapura prospered throughout his reign (161-137 BC) and the empire significantly expanded. Dutugamunu became pleasant acknowledged and became followed with the aid of using ten warriors or Dasa Maha Yodhayo. Some of his maximum well-known works encompass Miriravtiya, Lovamahapaya and Ruvanwelisaya 90m tall. His contribution to the Kingdom is withinside the midst of a excursion of Anuradhapura Sacred City today. 

 Following his rule, the throne did now no longer visit his son due to the fact he married a lowly man. Instead, his successor became his brother King Saddha Tissa. After ruling from 137-119 BC, his successors blanketed his sons, Thulatthana, Lanja Tissa, Khallata Naga and Valagamba. 

 Inkosi Valagamba

After ruling a non violent State for most effective 5 months, earlier than being ousted with the aid of using the South Indian invaders in 103 BC, King Valagamba have been in exile for 14 years hiding withinside the Dambulla Caves. After an extended exile, Valagamba defeated the invaders and took the throne in 89 BC. Thankfully, he transformed his exiled domestic right into a temple and constructed Abhayagiri Dagoba in Anuradhapura. 

 After the Valagamba period, maximum of his own circle of relatives dominated the Anuradhapura Empire from seventy six BC to sixty six AD. King Subharaja became the final acknowledged king from the Vijaya own circle of relatives. 

 At this time, it's miles critical to speak approximately the primary Queen who dominated from 47-forty two BC. Queen Anula, became additionally the primary lady head of kingdom in Asia. In his 5-yr reign, records says he poisoned as a minimum 4 guys and his princesses throughout his tenure to be able to continue to be in electricity. 

 Anuradhapura Empire After Vijaya

With Vijaya's residence finishing in sixty six AD with the assassination of King Subharaja with the aid of using King Vasamba, a brand new technology commenced. Vasamba persisted to construct eleven reservoirs and 12 canals throughout his reign from 67-111 AD to assist the planting of the country's paddy. After his reign, his son, grandson, King Gajabahu I and plenty of others persisted to rule withinside the Anuradhapura Kingdom. 

 Here are a few proper information approximately the Kingdom of Anuradhapura. 

 King Mahasen (277-304 AD) built the tallest stupa of Jethavanaramaya, 16 huge tanks and  irrigation canals, the most important of which became the Minneriya Tank.

King Dhatusena (455-473 AD), any other high-quality follower who became chargeable for many advances withinside the Kingdom. During his time, he constructed 18 irrigation tanks, a canal or Yodha Ela (Jayahanga) and a statue depicting the forty three ft "Avukana" King Buddha.

The Empire became the start of Buddhism and noticed the start and growth of the wide variety of temples, dagobas and stupas and directed the improvement of the arena withinside the route of paddy thru tanks and canals. 

 To this day, the splendor of Anuradhapura maintains to amaze and be identified with the aid of using the UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982.