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Ethnic group that settled in Sri Lanka in the 5th century BC
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Sinhalese
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Religion introduced in the 3rd century AD
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Buddhism
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First kingdom of Sri Lanka, reigned for 1400 years
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Anuradhapura Kingdom
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162 BC battle won against the invading South Indian king Elara
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Battle of Vijithapura
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Rock fortress built by the above kingdom in the 5th century AD
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Sigiriya
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The above kingdom launched an 862 AD invasion on this South Indian dynasty
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Pandya Dynasty
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In 1017 AD the above kingdom was destroyed by this South Indian dynasty
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Chola Dynasty
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Second kingdom of Sri Lanka, reigned for 200 years
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Polonnaruwa Kingdom
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King of the above who united the island and reform Buddhist practices
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Parakramabahu I
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Northern Hindu kingdom established in 1215 by South Indian invaders
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Jaffna Kingdom
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Ethnic group that constitute the majority of the above
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Tamils
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The above kingdom also oversaw arrival of merchants of this European country
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Portugal
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Colonial name for Sri Lanka as called by the above country
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Ceylon
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King of Sitawaka in the late 16th century defeated by the above country
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Rajasinha I
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The above country defeated all Sri Lankan kingdoms except this one
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Kingdom of Kandy
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The above kingdom allied with this country, the second to colonize Sri Lanka
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Netherlands
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Country that conquered the whole island and became the third colonizer
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Britain
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Leader of Sri Lanka’s 1817-1818 Great Rebellion against the above
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Keppetipola Disawe
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First prime minister who declared Sri Lankan independence in 1948
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D. S. Senanayake
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Left-wing fourth prime minister assassinated in 1959 by a Buddhist monk
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S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
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1956 act by the above that declared a single official language in Sri Lanka
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Sinhala Only Act
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Widow of the above who became the world’s first female head of state
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Sirimavo Bandaranaike
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Minority military separatist group founded in 1976
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Tamil Tigers
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Armed conflict from 1983 to 2009 between the above and the government
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Sri Lankan Civil War
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President who fled the country after economic crisis and protests in 2022
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Gotabaya Rajapaska
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