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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.
Nandhimithra. Nandhimitra ( Sinhala: නන්දිමිත්ර) (also known as Nandhimitta) was the best known and the leader of the ten giant warriors. He was the nephew of Mitta, a well known strong great general in King Dutugemunu's army, and was named after him. It is said that he had the strength of ten elephants and that he was ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
Pandukabhaya of Anuradhapura. Pandukabhaya was a king of Upatissa Nuwara and the first monarch of the Anuradhapura Kingdom and 6th over all of the island of Sri Lanka since the arrival of the Vijaya; he reigned from 437 BC to 367 BC. According to many historians and philosophers, he is the first truly Sri Lankan king since the Vijayan migration ...
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 ...
Jetavanaramaya. 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 ...