Dambadeniya kingdom

Dambadeniya kingdom was a state in Tamil south and Sri Lanka (South Asia) that lasted from c. 1220 to 1345 CE, about 125 years. Its people spoke Indo-Aryan languages (Vedic, Sanskrit, Prakrit, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Sinhala).

Sinhalese kings who moved the capital into the southwest to escape invaders, shifting it between Dambadeniya, Yapahuwa and Kurunegala. Parakramabahu II drove Kalinga Magha out of Polonnaruwa.

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Facts

Dates

c. 1220 to 1345 CE

Duration

125 years

Type

State

Region

Tamil south and Sri Lanka, South Asia

Language family

Indo-Aryan

Capital

Dambadeniya, Yapahuwa, Kurunegala

Came from

• Kingdom of Polonnaruwa 1070 to 1232 CE

Became

• Kingdom of Kotte 1412 to 1597 CE

Neighbours in South Asia

• Chola Empire 848 to 1279 CE
• Ahom Kingdom 1228 to 1826 CE
• Delhi Sultanate 1206 to 1526 CE
• Hoysala Empire c. 1026 to 1343 CE
• Vijayanagara Empire 1336 to 1646 CE
• Kakatiya dynasty 1163 to 1323 CE
• Seuna Yadava dynasty 1187 to 1317 CE
• Pandya dynasty (second empire) c. 1216 to 1345 CE
• Kingdom of Mewar c. 728 to 1949 CE
• Kingdom of Manipur c. 1110 to 1949 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East

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