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The Sinhalese Kingdom was founded in 543 BC.

Overview

Periodization of Sri Lanka history:

Dates	Period	Period	Span (years)	Subperiod	Span (years)	Main government
300,000 BP–~1000 BC	Prehistoric Sri Lanka	Stone Age	–		300,000	Unknown
		Bronze Age	–
~1000 BC–543 BC		Iron Age	–		457
543 BC–437 BC	Ancient Sri Lanka	Pre-Anuradhapura	–		106	Monarchy
437 BC–463 AD		Anuradhapura	1454	Early Anuradhapura	900
463–691				Middle Anuradhapura	228
691–1017	Post-classical Sri Lanka			Late Anuradhapura	326
1017–1070		Polonnaruwa	215	Chola conquest	53
1055–1232					177
1232–1341		Transitional	365	Dambadeniya	109
1341–1412				Gampola	71
1412–1597	Early Modern Sri Lanka			Kotte	185
1597–1815		Kandyan	–		218
1815–1948	Modern Sri Lanka	British Ceylon	–		133	Colonial monarchy
1948–1972	Contemporary Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka since 1948	76	Dominion	24	Constitutional monarchy
1972–present				Republic	52	Unitary semi-presidential constitutional republic

Table of changes

Key to map colours

  Sri Lankan Polities

  Foreign held territories

  Area changed by event

Pre Anuradhapura & Anuradhapura period

Date	Event	Map
543 BC–437 BC (105–106 years)	Prince Vijaya establishes the Sinhalese Kingdom centered at Tambapanni. While the Sinhalese monarchy does not control the whole island it does lay claim to it.
437 BC–1017 (1453–1454 years)	The Sinhalese Kingdom moved to Anuradhapura by Pandukabhaya
993–1014

Polonnaruwa period

Date	Event	Map
1014–1044
1044–1052
1052–1063
1063–1070
1070–1070
1055–1232		[[File:|150px|Sri Lanka]]

Transitional period

Date	Event	Map
–1521		[[File:|150px|Sri Lanka]]
1521–1597
1597–
–		[[File:|150px|Sri Lanka]]

Kandyan period

Date	Event	Map
–		[[File:|150px|Sri Lanka]]
–		[[File:|150px|Sri Lanka]]
–1796
1796–1815

British Ceylon & Sri Lanka

Date	Event	Map
1815–1948
1948–Present

See also

• Sinhala Kingdom

References

Bibliography

• Codrington, H (1994). A short history of Ceylon. New Delhi, Madras, India: Asian Educational Services. ISBN 81-206-0946-8.
• De Silva, K. M. (2014). A history of Sri Lanka ([Revised.] ed.). Colombo: Vijitha Yapa Publications. ISBN 978-955-8095-92-8.
• Gunawardena, Charles A. (2005). Encyclopedia of Sri Lanka. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. pp. 71–. ISBN 978-1-932705-48-5.
• Sastri, K. A (2000) [1935]. The CōĻas. Madras: University of Madras. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
• Spencer, George W. (May 1976). "The Politics of Plunder: The Cholas in Eleventh-Century Ceylon". The Journal of Asian Studies. 35 (3): 405–419. doi:10.2307/2053272. JSTOR 2053272.

External links

• Districts of Sri Lanka – Statoids.com

Sri Lanka Category:Kingdoms of Sri Lanka