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Polonnaruwa

Sinhalese · Sri Lanka

Field notes

civilizations: Sinhalese
types: Village
occupied: 1,000 CE — 1,310 CE
country: Sri Lanka

The site

Polonnaruwa is the royal ancient city of the Sinhalese Kingdom of Polonnaruwa in north-central Sri Lanka, the island's second-oldest of all its kingdoms. First established as a military post, it was renamed Jananathamangalam by the Chola dynasty after their 10th-century invasion of the earlier capital, Anuradhapura. The ancient city, distinct from the modern town beside it, has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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