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Malaya Rata is the mountainous areas of central Sri Lanka. It is also one of the three historical regions of the island of Sri Lanka , with Rajarata and Ruhunurata . Malaya Rata was historically known to house the natives tribes; Yaksha, Raksha, and to a certain extent the Naga.
The Maya Rata (Principality of), also known as the Kingdom of Dakkinadesa, was a principality or an administrative region of the Sinhalese kingdom. It was located in the Southwestern part of Sri Lanka , bordered the Deduru Oya .
Malaya Rata Ruhunu Rata Rajarata ( Sinhala : රජරට , romanized: rajaraṭa ( IPA: [rad͡ʒəraʈə] ); Tamil : ரஜரட , romanized: rajaraṭa ; meaning "King's country") was one of three historical regions of the island of Sri Lanka for about 1,700 years from the 6th century BCE to the early 13th century CE. [ 1 ]
Most prominent Vedda chief late Tisahamy Aththo Tisahamy Aththo with some Vedda women Malaya Rata was the historical center of the Vedda language, a Sinhala-based creole. The original language of the Veddas is the Vedda language, which today is used primarily by the interior Veddas of Dambana.
However, there are still many arguments regarding the origin of the Vedda language. Ariesen Ahubudu calls the Vedda language a "dialect of Sinhala", saying that it is a creole language variety derived from Sinhala. According to him, "Veddas belong to the post Vijayan period and they use a language which has its origins in the Sinhala language."
The kingdom of Ruhuna was an important state in Sinhalese history as it was known for several rebellions against the superior states in Rajarata. The principality was defeated with its last de facto Queen Sugala been captured and executed by the invading army of Parakramabahu I. Following its annexing by Parakramabahu, the rebellions that arose ...
A commentary was written by a Burmese minister under King Kittisīhasūra around the 14th century. A Burmese translation was made in the eighteenth century. A paraphrase (sanna) and a subcommentary (ṭīkā) were composed in Sri Lanka. According to Malalasekera, the sanna is the older and more valuable work.
Geiger's Sinhala student G. C. Mendis was more openly skeptical about certain portions of the text, specifically citing the story of the Sinhala ancestor Vijaya as being too remote historically from its source and too similar to an epic poem or other literary creation to be seriously regarded as history.