Kingdom of Tambapanni
Sinhalese kingdom in present-day Sri Lanka (543-437 BC) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Kingdom of Tambapaṇṇī (Sinhala: තම්බපණ්ණිය රාජධානිය, romanized: Tambapaṇṇī Rājadhāniya) was the first Sinhalese kingdom in Sri Lanka. Its administrative centre was based at Tambapaṇṇī. It existed between 543 BC and 437 BC. According to the Mahavamsa, the Kingdom was founded by Prince Vijaya and his followers.
Quick Facts තම්බපණ්ණිය රාජධානිය (Sinhala)Tambapaṇṇī Rājadhāniya, Capital ...
Kingdom of Tambapaṇṇī | |||||||||||
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543 BC–437 BC | |||||||||||
Capital | Tambapaṇṇī[1] Upatissagāma[2] Vijithapura[3] | ||||||||||
Common languages | Elu | ||||||||||
Demonym(s) | Sinhalese | ||||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||
King | |||||||||||
• 543–505 BC | Vijaya | ||||||||||
• 505–504 BC | Upatissa | ||||||||||
• 504–474 BC | Panduvasdeva | ||||||||||
• 474–454 BC | Abhaya | ||||||||||
• 454–437 BC | Tissa | ||||||||||
Historical era | Pre Anuradhapura period | ||||||||||
543 BC | |||||||||||
• Consecration of Vijaya | 543 BC | ||||||||||
• Nineteen Years' War | 458–439 BC | ||||||||||
• Kingdom moved to Anuradhapura | 437 BC | ||||||||||
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