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Sri Lanka first experienced a foreign invasion during the reign of Suratissa, who was defeated by two horse traders named Sena and Guttika from South India.[39] The next invasion came immediately in 205 BC by a Chola king named Elara, who overthrew Asela and ruled the country for 44 years. Dutugemunu, the eldest son of the southern regional sub-king, Kavan Tissa, defeated Elara in the Battle of Vijithapura. He built Ruwanwelisaya, the second stupa in ancient Sri Lanka, and the Lovamahapaya.[43] During its two and a half millennia of existence, the Kingdom of Sri Lanka was invaded at least eight times by neighbouring South Asian dynasties such as the Chola, Pandya, Chera, and Pallava. These invaders were all subsequently driven back.[44] There also were incursions by the kingdoms of Kalinga (modern Odisha) and from the Malay Peninsula as well. Kala Wewa and the Avukana Buddha statue were builtSri Lanka was the first Asian country to have a female ruler: Queen Anula, who reigned during 47?42 BC.[46] Sri Lankan monarchs completed some remarkable constructions like Sigiriya, the so-called "Fortress in the Sky", built during the reign of Kashyapa I. Sigiriya is a rock fortress surrounded by an extensive network of gardens, reservoirs, and other structures. The fifth-century palace is also renowned for its frescos on rock surfaces.[47] It has been declared by UNESCO as one of the seven World Heritage Sites in Sri Lanka.[48] Among other structures, large reservoirs, important for conserving water in a climate with rainy and dry seasons, and elaborate aqueducts, some with a slope as finely calibrated as one inch to the mile, are most notable. Biso Kotuwa, a peculiar construction inside a dam, is a technological marvel based on precise mathematics that allows water to flow outside the dam, keeping pressure on the dam to a minimum.[49] Ancient Sri Lanka was the first country in the world to establish a dedicated hospital, in Mihintale in the 4th century.[50] It was also the leading exporter of cinnamon in the ancient world. It maintained close ties with European civilisations including the Roman Empire. For example, King Bhatikabhaya (22 BC?AD 7) sent an envoy to Rome who brought back red coral which was used to make an elaborate netlike adornment for the Ruwanwelisaya. In addition, Sri Lankan male dancers witnessed the assassination of Caligula. When Queen Cleopatra sent her son Cesarian into hiding, he was headed to Sri Lanka. i[51][52] Bhikkhuni Devasara and ten other fully ordained bhikkhunis from Sri Lanka went to China and established the bhikkhuni sasanaThe medieval period of Sri Lanka begins with the fall of Anuradhapura Kingdom. In AD 993, the invasion of Chola emperor Rajaraja I forced the then Sri Lankan ruler Mahinda V to flee to the southern part of the country.[54] Taking advantage of this situation, Rajendra I, son of Rajaraja I, launched a large invasion in AD xxxx. Mahinda V was captured and taken to India, and the Cholas sacked the city of Anuradhapura.[54] Subsequently, they moved the capital to Polonnaruwa.[55] This marked the end of the two great houses of dynasties of ancient Sri Lanka, the Moriya and the Lambakanna. Following a seventeen-year long campaign, Vijayabahu I successfully drove the Chola out of Sri Lanka in xxxx, reuniting the country for the first time in over a century.[56][57] Upon his request, ordained monks were sent from Burma to Sri Lanka to re-establish Buddhism, which had almost disappeared from the country during the Chola reign.[58] During the medieval period, Sri Lanka was divided to three sub-territories, namely RuhunuSri Lanka's irrigation system was extensively expanded during the reign of Parakramabahu the Great (AD xxxx?xxxx).[60] This period is considered as a time when Sri Lanka was at the height of its power.[61][62] He built xxxx reservoirs ? the highest number by any ruler in the history - repaired 165 dams, xxxx canals, 163 major reservoirs, and xxxx mini reservoirs.[63] His most famous construction is the Parakrama Samudra,[64] the largest irrigation project of medieval Sri Lanka. Parakramabahu's reign is memorable for two major campaigns ? in the south of India as part of a Pandyan war of succession, and a punitive strike against the kings of Ramanna (Myanmar) for various perceivedAfter his demise, Sri Lanka gradually decayed in power. In AD xxxx, Kalinga Magha, a South Indian with uncertain origins, identified as the founder of the Jaffna kingdom, invaded and captured the Kingdom of Polonnaruwa with a 24,000 strong army sailed 690 nautical miles on 100 large ships from Kalinga.[63] Unlike the previous invaders, he looted, ransacked, and destroyed everything in the ancient Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa Kingdoms beyond recovery.[66] His priorities in ruling were to extract as much as possible from the land and overturn as many of the traditions of Rajarata as possible. His reign saw the massive migration of native Sinhalese people to the south and west of Sri Lanka, and into the mountainous interior, in a bid to escape his power. Sri Lanka never really recovered from the impact of Kalinga Magha's invasion. King Vijayabâhu III, who led the resistance, brought the kingdom to Dambadeniya. The north, in the meanwhile, eventually evolved into the Jaffna kingdom.[67][68] The Jaffna kingdom never came under the rule of any kingdom of the south except on one occasion; in xxxx, following the conquest led by king Parâkramabâhu VI's adopted son, Prince Sapumal.[69] He ruled the North from AD xxxx to xxxx.[70] The next three centuries stating from xxxx were marked by kaleidoscopically shifting collections of kingdoms in south and central Sri Lanka, including Dambadeniya, Yapahuwa, Gampola, Raigama, Kotte,[71] Sitawaka,The early modern period of Sri Lanka begins with the arrival of Portuguese soldier and explorer Lourenço de Almeida, the son of Francisco de Almeida, in xxxx.[72] In xxxx, the Portuguese built a fort at the port city of Colombo and gradually extended their control over the coastal areas. In xxxx, after decades of intermittent warfare with the Portuguese, Vimaladharmasuriya I moved his kingdom to the inland city of Kandy, a location he thought more secure from attack.[73] In xxxx, succumbing to attacks by the Portuguese, the independent existence of Jaffna kingdom cameDuring the reign of the Rajasinghe II, Dutch explorers arrived on the island. In xxxx, the king signed a treaty with the Dutch East India Company to get rid of the Portuguese who ruled most of the coastal areas.[75] The following Dutch?Portuguese War resulted in a Dutch victory, with Colombo falling into Dutch hands by xxxx. The Dutch remained in the areas they had captured, thereby violating the treaty they had signed in xxxx. An ethnic group named Burgher people emerged in Sri Lankan society as a result of Dutch rule.[76] The Kingdom of Kandy was the last independent monarchy of Sri Lanka.[77] In xxxx, Vimaladharmasurya brought the sacred Tooth Relic ? the traditional symbol of royal and religious authority amongst the Sinhalese ? to Kandy, and built the Temple of the Tooth.[77] In spite of on-going intermittent warfare with Europeans, the kingdom survived. Later, a crisis of succession emerged in Kandy upon king Vira Narendrasinha's death in xxxx. He was married to a Telugu-speaking Nayakkar princess from South India and was childless by her.[77] Eventually, with the support of bhikku Weliwita Sarankara, the crown passed to the brother of one of Narendrasinha's princesses, overlooking the right of "Unambuwe Bandara", Narendrasinha's own son by a Sinhalese concubine.[78] The new king was crowned Sri Vijaya Rajasinha later that year. Kings of the Nayakkar dynasty launched several attacks on Dutch controlled areas, which proved to During the Napoleonic Wars, fearing that French control of the Netherlands might deliver Sri Lanka to the French, Great Britain occupied the coastal areas of the island (which they called Ceylon) with little difficulty in xxxx.[80] Two years later, in xxxx, Rajadhi Rajasinha, third of the four Nayakkar kings of Sri Lanka, died of a fever. Following his death, a nephew of Rajadhi Rajasinha, eighteen-year-old Kannasamy, was crowned.[81] The young king, now named Sri Vikrama Rajasinha, faced a British invasion in xxxx but successfully retaliated. By then, the entire coastal area was under the British East India Company as a result of the Treaty of Amiens. But on 14 February xxxx, Kandy was occupied by the British in the second Kandyan War, finally ending Sri Lanka's independence.[81] Sri Vikrama Rajasinha, the last native monarch of Sri Lanka, was exiled to India.[82] The Kandyan Convention formally ceded the entire country to the British Empire. Attempts by Sri Lankan noblemen to undermine British power in xxxx during the Uva Rebellion were thwarted by Governor Robert The beginning of the modern period of Sri Lanka is marked by the Colebrooke-Cameron reforms of xxxx.[84] They introduced a utilitarian and liberal political culture to the country based on the rule of law and amalgamated the Kandyan and maritime provinces as a single unit of government.[84] An Executive Council and a Legislative Council were established, later becoming the foundation of a representative legislature. By this time, experiments with coffee plantation were largely successful. Soon coffee became the primary commodity export of the country. Falling coffee prices as a result of the depression of xxxx stalled economic development and prompted the governor to introduce a series of taxes on firearms, dogs, shops, boats, etc., and to reintroduce a form of rajakariya, requiring six days free labour on roads or payment of a cash equivalent.[85] These harsh measures antagonised the locals, and another rebellion broke out in xxxx.[86] A devastating leaf disease, Hemileia vastatrix, struck the coffee plantations in xxxx, destroying the entire industry within fifteen years.[87] The British quickly found a replacement: abandoning coffee, they began cultivating tea instead. Tea production in Sri Lanka thrived in the following decades. Large-scale rubber plantations began in the By the end of the 19th century, a new educated social class transcending race and caste arose through British attempts to staff the Ceylon Civil Service and the legal, educational, and medical professions.[88] New leaders represented the various ethnic groups of the population in the Ceylon Legislative Council on a communal basis. Buddhist and Hindu revivalism reacted against Christian missionary activities.[89][90] The first two decades in the 20th century are noted by the unique harmony among Sinhalese and Tamil political leadership, which has since been lost.[91] In xxxx, major Sinhalese and Tamil political organisations united to form the Ceylon National Congress, under the leadership of Ponnambalam Arunachalam,[92] pressing colonial masters for more constitutional reforms. But without massive popular support, and with the governor's encouragement for "communal representation" by creating a "Colombo seat" that dangled between Sinhalese and Tamils, the Congress lost momentum towards the mid-xxxxs.[93] The Donoughmore reforms of xxxx repudiated the communal representation and introduced universal adult franchise (the franchise stood at 4% before the reforms). This step was strongly criticised by the Tamil political leadership, who realised that they would be reduced to a minority in the newly created State Council of Ceylon, which succeeded the legislative council.[94][95] In xxxx, Tamil leader G. G. Ponnambalam demanded a 50?50 representation (50% for the Sinhalese and 50% for other ethnic groups) in the State Council. However, this demand was not met by the The Soulbury constitution ushered in Dominion status, with independence proclaimed on 4 February xxxx.[96] D. S. Senanayake became the first Prime Minister of Ceylon.[97] Prominent Tamil leaders like Ponnambalam and Arunachalam Mahadeva joined his cabinet.[94][98] The British Royal Navy remained stationed at Trincomalee until xxxx. A countrywide popular demonstration against withdrawal of the rice ration, known as Hartal xxxx, resulted in the resignation of prime minister Dudley Senanayake.[99] S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike was elected prime minister in xxxx. His three-year rule had a profound impact through his self-proclaimed role of "defender of the besieged Sinhalese culture".[100] He introduced the controversial Sinhala Only Act, recognising Sinhala as the only official language of the government. Although partially reversed in xxxx, the bill posed a grave concern for the Tamil community, which perceived in it a threat to their language and culture.[101][102][103] The Federal Party (FP) launched a movement of non-violent resistance (satyagraha) against the bill, which prompted Bandaranaike to reach an agreement (Bandaranaike-Chelvanayakam Pact) with S. J. V. Chelvanayakam, leader of the FP, to resolve the looming ethnic conflict.[104] However, the pact proved ineffective in the face of ongoing protests by opposition and the Buddhist clergy. The bill, together with various government colonisation schemes, contributed much towards the political rancour between Sinhalese and Tamil political leaders.[105] Bandaranaike was assassinated by an extremist BuddhistSirimavo Bandaranaike, the widow of late S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, took office as prime minister in xxxx, and withstood an attempted coup d'état in xxxx. During her second term as prime minister, the government instituted socialist economic polices, strengthening ties with the Soviet Union and China, while promoting a policy of non-alignment. In xxxx, Ceylon experienced a Marxist insurrection, which was quickly suppressed. In xxxx, the country became a republic named Sri Lanka, repudiating its dominion status. Prolonged minority grievances and the use of communal emotionalism as an election campaign weapon by both Sinhalese and Tamil leaders abetted a fledgling Tamil militancy in the north during the xxxxs.[107] The policy of standardisation by the Sirimavo government to rectify disparities created in university enrolment, which was in essence an affirmative action to assist geographically disadvantaged students to obtain tertiary education,[108] resulted in reducing the proportion of Tamil students at university level and acted as the immediate catalyst for the rise of militancy.[109][110] The assassination of Jaffna Mayor Alfred Duraiyappah in xxxx marked a The Government of J. R. Jayawardene swept to power in xxxx, defeating the largely unpopular United Front government.[113] Jayawardene introduced a new constitution, together with a free market economy and a powerful executive presidency modelled after that of France. It made Sri Lanka the first South Asian country to liberalise its economy.[114] Beginning in xxxx, ethnic tensions were manifested in an on-and-off insurgency against the government by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Following the riots in July xxxx, more than 150,000 Tamil civilians fled the island, seeking asylum in other countries.[115] Lapses in foreign policy resulted in strengthening the Tigers by providing arms and training.[116][117][118] In xxxx, the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord was signed and the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) was deployed in northern Sri Lanka to stabilise the region by neutralising the LTTE.[119] The same year, the JVP launched its second insurrection in Southern Sri Lanka,[120] necessitating redeployment of the IPKF in xxxx.[121] In xxxx, the Sri Lankan government and LTTE signed a Norwegian-mediatedThe xxxx Asian tsunami killed over 35,000 in Sri Lanka.[122] From xxxx to xxxx, Sri Lankan government and Tamil insurgents held four rounds of peace talks without success. Both LTTE and the government resumed fighting in xxxx, and the government officially backed out of the ceasefire in xxxx.[103] In xxxx, under the Presidency of Mahinda Rajapaksa the Sri Lanka Armed Forces defeated the LTTE, and re-established control of the entire country by the Sri Lankan Government.[123][124] Overall, between 60,000 and 100,000 people were killed during the 26 years40,000 Tamil civilians may have been killed in the final phases of the Sri Lankan civil war, according to an Expert Panel convened by U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. The exact number of Tamils killed is still a speculation that needs further study.[127] Following the LTTE's defeat, the Tamil National Alliance, the largest political party in Sri Lanka, dropped its demand for a separate state in favour of a federal solution.[128][129] The final stages of the war left some 294,000 people displaced.[130][131] According to the Ministry of Resettlement, most of the displaced persons had been released or returned to their places of origin, leaving only 6,651 in the camps as of December xxxx.[132] In May xxxx, President Rajapaksa appointed the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) to assess the conflict between the time of the ceasefire agreement in xxxx and the defeat of the LTTE in xxxx.[133][134] Sri Lanka has emerged from its 26-year war to become one of the fastest growing economies of Sri Lanka lies on the Indian tectonic plate, a minor plate within the Indo-Australian Plate.[137] It is in the Indian Ocean southwest of the Bay of Bengal, between latitudes 5° and 10°N, and longitudes 79° and 82°E.[138] Sri Lanka is separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Strait. According to Hindu mythology, a land bridge existed between the Indian mainland and Sri Lanka. It now amounts to only a chain of limestone shoals remaining above sea level.[139] It was reportedly passable on foot up to xxxx AD, until cyclones deepened The island consists mostly of flat to rolling coastal plains, with mountains rising only in the south-central part. The highest point is Pidurutalagala, reaching 2,524 metres (8,281 ft) above sea level. The climate is tropical and warm, due to the moderating effects of ocean winds. Mean temperature ranges from 17 °C (62.6 °F) in the central highlands, where frost may occur for several days in the winter, to a maximum of 33 °C (91.4 °F) in other low-altitude areas. Average yearly temperature ranges from 28 °C (82.4 °F) to nearly 31 °C (87.8 °F). Day and night temperatures may vary by 14 °C (25.2 °F) Rainfall pattern is influenced by monsoon winds from the Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal. The "wet zone" and some of the windward slopes of the central highlands receive up to 2,500 millimetres (98.4 in) of rain each month, but the leeward slopes in the east and northeast receive little rain. Most of the east, southeast, and northern parts of the country comprise the "dry zone", which receives between 1,200 mm (47 in) and 1,900 mm (75 in) of rain annually.[143] The arid northwest and southeast coasts receive the least amount of rain at 800 mm (31 in) to 1,200 mm (47 in) per year. Periodic squalls occur and sometimes tropical cyclones bring overcast skies and rains to the southwest, northeast, and eastern parts of the island. Humidity is typically higher in the southwest and mountainous areas and depends on the seasonal patterns The country has 103 rivers. The longest of these is the Mahaweli River, extending 335 kilometres (208 mi).[145] These waterways give rise to 51 natural waterfalls of 10 meters or more. The highest is Bambarakanda Falls, with a height of 263 metres (863 ft).[146] Sri Lanka's coastline is 1,585 km long.[147] It claims an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) extending 200 nautical miles, which is approximately 6.7 times the country's land area. The coastline and adjacent waters support highly productive marine ecosystems such as fringing coral reefs and shallow beds of coastal and estuarine seagrasses.[148] Sri Lanka has 45 estuaries and 40 lagoons.[147] The country's mangrove ecosystem, which spans over 7,000 hectares, played a vital role in buffering the force of the waves in the xxxx Indian Ocean tsunami.[149] The island is rich in minerals such as ilmenite, feldspar, graphite, silica, kaolin, mica and thorium.[150][151] Existence of petroleum in the Gulf of Mannar has also been confirmed and extraction attempts Lying within the Indomalaya ecozone, Sri Lanka is one of 25 biodiversity hotspots in the world.[154] Although the country is relatively small in size, it has the highest biodiversity density in Asia.[155] A remarkably high proportion of the species among its flora and fauna, 27% of the 3,210 flowering plants and 22% of the mammals (see List), are endemic.[156] Sri Lanka has declared 24 wildlife reserves, which are home to a wide range of native species such as Asian elephants, leopards, sloth bears, the unique small loris, a variety of deer, the purple-faced langur, the endangered wild boar, porcupines and anteaters.[157]are underway.[152]of rainfall.[144]to 18 °C (32.4 °F).[142]the channel.[140][141]the world.[135][136] of conflict.[125][126] ceasefire agreement.[103]crisis point.[111][112] monk in xxxx.[106]Soulbury reforms of xxxx-45.early 20th century.Brownrigg.[83]be unsuccessful.[79] to an end.[74] and finally, Kandy. insults to Sri Lanka.[65], Pihiti and Maya.[59] there in AD 429.[53] during the reign of Dhatusena.[45]