Rajaveliya

Rajaveliya (line of kings) is an ancient chronicle of Sri Lanka.[1] It contains the history of King Vijaya to King Vimaladharmasuriya ΙΙ. It is the only chronicle which contains continuous history of Sri Lanka written in Sinahalese language.[2]

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Chronicles

Dipavamsa
Mahavamsa
Culavamsa
Rajaveliya

Periods

Prehistory Stone Age Bronze Age Iron Age	300,000 BP –543 BC
Pre Anuradhapura Indo-Aryan settlement	543–377 BC
Anuradhapura Arrival of Buddhism Dutthagamani's campaign Fall of Anuradhapura	377 BC–1017
Polonnaruwa Chola conquest Sinhalese Resistance Invasion of Kalinga Magha	1017–1232
Transitional Vijayabā Kollaya Crisis of the Sixteenth Century	1232–1597
Kandy Kandyan Wars	1597–1815
British Ceylon Great rebellion Matale rebellion Buddhist revival World War II Independence	1815–1948
Sri Lanka Dominion Republic	1948–present

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See also

Dipavamsa
Mahavamsa
Culawamsa

References

"The rajavaliya : or, A historical narrative of Sinhalese kings from Vijaya to Vimala Dharma Surya II, to which are added a glossary and a list of sovereigns / ed. by B. Gunasekara". ebook.lib.hku.hk. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
"Rajavaliya | historical Ceylonese chronicle". Retrieved 2016-08-27.

External links

Rajavaliya. 1976. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
Gunasekara, B. (1900). Rajavaliya, Or, a Historical Narrative of Sinhalese Kings. Asian Educational Services. p. 98. ISBN 9788120610293. Retrieved 2016-09-27.

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