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  2. Anuradhapura period - Wikipedia

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    The Anuradhapura period was a period in the history of Sri Lanka of the Anuradhapura Kingdom from 377 BCE to 1017 CE. The period begins when Pandukabhaya, King of Upatissa Nuwara moved the administration to Anuradhapura, becoming the kingdom's first monarch. Anuradhapura is heralded as an ancient cosmopolitan citadel with diverse populations.

  3. Anuradhapura - Wikipedia

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    Anuradhapura is the best representation of the beginnings of pre-modern urbanization in Sri Lanka. The development of the initial settlement at the site of the city can be attributed to the second global cycle of historical evolution with the generalised diffusion of iron technology in the Old World through the first millennium BCE ...

  4. Sandakada pahana - Wikipedia

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    Sandakada Pahana of the Ridi Vihara, built during the Anuradhapura period. Sandakada Pahana, also known as Moonstone, is a unique feature of the architecture of ancient Sri Lanka. [1] [2] [3] It is an elaborately carved semi-circular stone slab, usually placed at the bottom of staircases and entrances. First seen in the latter stage of the ...

  5. Anuradhapura Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The Sigiriya frescoes are the oldest and best preserved paintings belonging to the Anuradhapura period. The Sigiriya Frescoes found at Sigiriya, Sri Lanka were painted during the reign of King Kashyapa I (ruled 477 — 495 AD). Depicting female figures carrying flowers, they are the oldest surviving paintings of the Anuradhapura period.

  6. Jetavanaramaya - Wikipedia

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    5.6 hectares. The Jetavanarama stupa or Jetavanaramaya ( Sinhala: ජේතවනාරාමය, romanized: jētavanārāmaya) is a stupa, or Buddhist reliquary monument, located in the ruins of Jetavana monastery in the UNESCO world heritage city of Anuradhapura, [2] Sri Lanka. At 122 metres (400 ft), it was the world's tallest stupa, [3] and ...

  7. Chola conquest of Anuradhapura - Wikipedia

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    The Chola conquest of Anuradhapura was a military invasion of the Kingdom of Anuradhapura by the Chola Empire. It can be seen as an ensuing conflict between Chola and Sinhalese kings after the initial conflict between Chola and the Pandya-Sinhalese alliance during conquest of the Pandya Kingdom by Chola king Parantaka I. [5] After the defeat ...

  8. Mahanama of Anuradhapura - Wikipedia

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    Mahanama. Mahanama was King of Anuradhapura in the 5th century, whose reign lasted from 412 to 434. He succeeded his brother Upatissa I as King of Anuradhapura and was succeeded by his son Soththisena . According to the chronicles at first, this Mahanama was a monk and had an illicit relationship with the queen of Upathissa I.

  9. Aggabodhi II of Anuradhapura - Wikipedia

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    Sangha Tissa II. Dynasty. House of Moriya. Aggabodhi II was King of Anuradhapura (in modern-day Sri Lanka) in the 7th century CE. His reign lasted from 608 to 618 CE. [1] [2] He was the nephew (the son of a sister) of the previous king, Aggabodhi I, and had acted as viceroy during this king's reign. [2] Upon coming to the throne, Aggabodhi II ...

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