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Lanka: The Complete History

Sri Lanka year by year, from the first people about 45,000 years ago to 2026. Each part compares the chronicles, inscriptions, foreign accounts and modern historians, shows where they disagree, and explains the politics of each age. Free to read.

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The 16 parts

  1. The Island Before Kings (prehistory to c. 500 BCE)
  2. Anuradhapura Rises (c. 500 BCE – 77 BCE)
  3. Kings, Monks and Tanks (77 BCE – c. 600 CE)
  4. The Long Twilight of Anuradhapura (c. 600–1070)
  5. Polonnaruwa (1070–1236)
  6. Wandering Capitals (1232–1412)
  7. Kotte and the Coming of the Portuguese (1412–1597)
  8. Kandy Against the Portuguese (1592–1658)
  9. The Dutch Coast and the Kandyan Hills (1658–1796)
  10. The British Take the Island (1796–1848)
  11. Coffee, Tea and Revival (1848–1919)
  12. The Road to Independence (1919–1948)
  13. Dominion of Ceylon (1948–1972)
  14. Republic, Rupture and War (1972–1990)
  15. The Long War and Its End (1990–2009)
  16. After the War (2009–2026)