Maya_Rata

Maya Rata

Maya Rata

Ancient Sinhalese kingdom

The Maya Rata (Principality of), also known as the Kingdom of Dakkinadesa, was a principality or an administrative region of the Sinhalese kingdom. It was located in the Southwestern part of Sri Lanka, bordered the Deduru Oya. Its last capital was Parakramapura. The principality was disbanded following the formation of the second kingdom of Polonnaruwa by Parakramabahu I.[1][2]

A ruins of a Bodhighara (an enclosure constructed around bo-trees) at Kingdom of Dakkinadesa archaeological site
The so-called Chakrawalaya, foundations of a circular building or tower, and the subject of numerous stories
The ruins of the palace (12th century)
Ruins of Buddhist Panchayathana

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References

  1. [1]
    De Silva, W.A (1927). SINHALESE VITTIPOT. Sri Lanka: Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka.
  2. [2]
    Merlin, Peris (2005). KELANIYA (PDF). Sri Lanka: University of Peradeniya.
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