Polity Kingdom of Polonnaruwa

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Was a Sinhalese kingdom that expanded across the island of Sri Lanka and several overseas territories, from 1055 until 1232.

Establishment

  • January 1056: Polonnaruwa assumed rulership of the Ruhuna principality in the southern parts of the country in 1055.

Chronology

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1. Events

  • January 1071: Following a seventeen-year-long campaign, Vijayabahu I of Polonnaruwa successfully drove the Chola out of the island in 1070, reuniting the country for the first time in over a century.
  • January 1213: Parakrama Pandyan II was a Pandyan king who invaded the Kingdom of Polonnaruwa in the thirteenth century and ruled from 1212 to 1215 CE.
  • January 1216: The Pandyan Dynasty is forced to leave Malaya Rata and Ruhuna.

Disestablishment

  • January 1233: Polonnaruwa was abandoned in the 14th century and the seat of government of the Sinhalese kings was moved to Dambadeniya.