Kings of Sri Lanka

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• Granting life to Prince Vijaya and his retinue.

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• Founding the first Sinhala kingdom in Sri Lanka

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• Ascended to the throne of Lanka after King Vijaya.

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• Ruled as king of Upatissa Nuwara

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• Acting as the ruler appointed by his eight younger brothers to govern Upatissa Nuwara after King Abhaya was dethroned.

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• Being the first ruler to unite the Aryan and Yakkha tribes.

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• Ruling a peaceful kingdom for sixty years.

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• Fleeing Anuradhapura and establishing a new kingdom in Ruhuna

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• Ruled the Rajarata Kingdom with Anuradhapura as its capital.

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• Successfully maintaining the rule of the Anuradhapura Kingdom

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• Introduction of Buddhism to Sri Lanka

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• Held sovereignty during the early period of the Anuradhapura Kingdom.

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• Recorded in the Mahavamsa as the first invaders to arrive in Lanka.

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• Defeating the Tamil invaders Sena and Guttika

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• Ruled a part of Sri Lanka for 44 years.

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• Strengthening the army and protecting the borders

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• Defeating the invading King Elara and unifying Sri Lanka

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• Successful rule of the Anuradhapura Kingdom

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• Construction of three stone flower altars at Ruwanweliseya

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• Serving as the chief gatekeeper to King Yasalalaka Tissa

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• Regaining the lost throne after 14 years

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• Became the first female ruler of Sri Lanka

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• Offering unique tributes to the Ruwanweliseya, adorning it with a floral crown, and performing a mechanical water offering.

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• Curing the queen's leprosy

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• Ruled as the sovereign of the Gampola Kingdom.

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• Ascending to the throne as the second queen in the Sinhala monarchy

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• Construction and completion of the Ambasthala Maha Seya at Mihintale

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• Ascended the throne of the Anuradhapura Kingdom

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• Pioneering the construction of large-scale irrigation systems

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• Waging war against the Indian forces during a South Indian invasion.

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• Releasing 12,000 Sinhalese people imprisoned in the Chola country

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• Acting with self-sacrifice to overcome drought, bringing rain and prosperity to the country.

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• Construction of four Mahaviharas

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• Construction of 16 large reservoirs

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• Bringing the Sacred Tooth Relic to the country and initiating the Kandy Esala Perahera

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• Became renowned as a skilled physician.

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• Ascending the throne of Anuradhapura

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• Ascended the throne after the death of King Chatthagahaka

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• Reunification of Sri Lanka after 26 years by defeating the South Indian invaders

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• Construction of Sigiriya Rock Fortress

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• Fled to India during the reign of King Dathopatissa II

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• Ruled the Anuradhapura Kingdom from 846 to 866 CE

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• Served as the ruler of the Anuradhapura Kingdom

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• Being the last ruler of the Anuradhapura Kingdom

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• Expelling the Chola Empire from Sri Lanka and reuniting the country after a century.

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• Ascending the Polonnaruwa throne after the demise of King Vijayabahu I

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• Served as Mapa in Ruhuna during the reign of King Jayabahu I

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• Ruling the Rajarata region for 22 years.

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• Established independent rule in Dakkhina Desa.

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• Unifying the three sub-kingdoms of the island and uniting Sri Lanka

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• Known as Panditha Vijayabahu

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• Construction of Nissanka Lata Mandapaya, Hatadage, and Rankoth Vehera

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• Being the second woman to rule independently in Sri Lanka.

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• Anointed on August 23, 1200 CE, marking the first instance where a specific date is mentioned for an anointment.

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• Governed the Polonnaruwa Kingdom from 1202 CE to 1208 CE.

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• Ascension to the throne of the Kingdom of Polonnaruwa

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• Ascension to the throne of Ruhuna

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• Invaded Sri Lanka and deposed Parakrama Pandyan from the throne.

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• Liberating the country from Kalinga Magha's rule and establishing the Dambadeniya Kingdom

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• Construction of a Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic at Beligala

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• Liberating the country from Magha

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• Ascended the throne of Dambadeniya in 1270 CE after King Parakramabahu II

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• Ascended the throne of Sri Lanka in 1272 CE

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• Retrieving the Sacred Tooth Relic and the Alms Bowl Relic from the Pandya country.

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• Defeated King Parakramabahu III and seized royal power.

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• Construction of a Temple of the Tooth Relic in Kurunegala

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• Ascended the throne in 1325 or 1326 CE.

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• Ascended the throne of Sinhale in 1325 or 1326 CE

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• Making Gampola the new capital

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• Acting as the ruler of the Gampola Kingdom.

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• Successfully defeating the invasions of Arya Chakravarti.

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• Initiated the founding of the capital city of Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte.

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• Being the last native king to successfully unify Sri Lanka.

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• Unifying all of Sri Lanka and developing Kotte as a capital city.

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• Ascended the throne of Kotte after the death of King Parakramabahu VI

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• Serving as the ruler of Jaffna under King Parakramabahu VI.

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• Ascended the Kotte throne after King Bhuvanekabahu VI.

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• Ascension to the throne of Kotte

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• Ascended to the throne of Kotte

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• Crowned as king of the Kotte Kingdom.

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• Fought fiercely against Portuguese invaders

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• Establishment of the Kingdom of Sitawaka.

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• Considered the last true ruler of the Kotte Kingdom

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• Achieved a great military victory by annihilating 1700 Portuguese soldiers at Mulleriyawa.

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• Bringing the entire island under the rule of the Kandyan Kingdom for the first time.

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• Made significant contributions to the victory in the Battle of Randeniwela

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• Securing Dutch assistance to expel the Portuguese.

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• Bringing Upasampada (higher ordination) from Burma to Sri Lanka

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• Ruled the Kandyan Kingdom from 1707 AD to 1815 AD.

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• Regarded as a learned and devout ruler

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• Dedication to the advancement of Buddhism, the national religion

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• Established the Siam Nikaya (Siamese Sect) by inviting Buddhist monks from Siam (Thailand).

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• Authored the Sinhala Sannasa for the Asadisa Maha Jataka Kavya

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• Accession to the throne and rule of the Kandyan Kingdom

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• Defending the Kandyan Kingdom against the British

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• Ascended the Anuradhapura throne

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• Ruling the country as the monarch of the Ruhunu Kingdom.

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• Accession to the throne

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• Ascended the throne after King Saddhatissa

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• Serving as King Vijaya's chief royal minister

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• Sponsored the writing of the Dampiya Atuva Getapada, which is a commentary on the Mahavamsa

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• Assassinated King Vijayabahu II and ascended the throne