Polity Lanka

This article is about the specific polity Lanka and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

If you are looking for the page with the statistics about this polity you can find it here: All Statistics

Was a kingdom that is though to have existed in the X century BC in Sri-Lanka.

Establishment

  • January 1149 BC: According to Hindu epics, Lanka was an island fortress, capital of the kingdom of legendary asura king Ravana. The fortress was situated on a plateau between three mountain peaks known as the Trikuta Mountains.

Chronology

Interactive Chronologies with maps are available in the section Changes Navigation

Disestablishment

  • January 999 BC: End of Prehistoric Sri Lanka period.