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During the two millennia of Sinhalese kingdoms, other political entities also existed on the island, including the Jaffna Kingdom, [9] the Vanni chieftaincies and the Portuguese and Dutch colonies. [10] These political entities are considered separate from the Sinhala Kingdoms. [11] [12] A separate page lists the monarchs of the Jaffna Kingdom.
The Sinhalese people ... Anuradhapura was the capital of all the monarchs who ruled from the dynasty. [43] ... Clothing varies by region for women. Low country ...
The Sinhalese Monarchy has also been reigned over by foreigners from Southern India which has occurred several times throughout the course of the monarchy. This is usually occurred through the usurpation of the throne. During the early kingdoms all monarchs belonged to the House of Vijaya or the Vijayan dynasty.
The Sinhala kingdom ceased to exist by 1815, following the British takeover.While the Sinhala kingdom is claimed to have existed from 543 BCE to 1815 CE, other political entities claimed to have co-existed in Sri Lanka spanning certain partial periods, including the Jaffna kingdom (which existed 1215–1624 CE), [5] Vanni chieftaincies (which existed from the 12th century to 1803 CE) and the ...
A section of the mural at the Ajanta Caves depicts the 'coming of Sinhala'. Prince Vijaya is seen in both of groups of elephants and riders. In 543 BC, prince Vijaya (543–505 BC) arrived in Sri Lanka, having been banished from his homeland in India.
The present day Sinhalese are a mixture of the Indo Aryans and the Indigenous [25] The Sinhalese are recognized as a distinct ethnic group from other groups in neighboring south India based on the Indo-Aryan language, culture, Theravada Buddhism, genetics and the physical anthropology.
The Lambakarna dynasty (Sinhala: ලම්භකර්ණ වංශය) (alternatively spelt as Lambakanna) was a powerful clan that ruled Sri Lanka. Many Sri Lankan kings, beginning with King Vasabha , and up until the formation of Kingdom of Kandy , belonged to this clan or related clans.