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Sri Lankan history
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History of Sri Lanka
The
history of
Sri Lanka
begins around 30,000 years ago. Chronicles, including the
Mahawansa
, the
Dipavamsa
, the
Culavamsa
and the Rajaveliya, record events from the beginnings of the
Sinhalese
monarchy
in the 6th century BC, the
Tamil
Elara (monarch)
in the 2nd century BC; through the arrival of
European Colonialists
in the 16th century; and to the
disestablishment
of the monarchy in 1815. Some mentions of the country are found in the
Ramayana
, the
Mahabharatam
and the
Lankavatara Sutra
Mahayana Buddhism texts of the
Buddha
's teachings.
Buddhism
was introduced in the 3rd century BC by Arhath
Mahinda
(son of the Indian emperor
Ashoka the Great
).
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