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History of Sri Lanka 🇱🇰

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