HISTORICAL
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INSCRIPTIONS
Grade 10 and 11 (45 Records)
Inscription King/ Ruler Information mentioned
Located in Polonnaruwa.
Galpotha Inscription Documents royal decrees and grants.
King Keerthi Sri Nisshankamalla
(Polonnaruwa) Contains the royal title "Kalinga Chakrawarthi Swaminwahanse".
Mentions the abolition of chena cultivation taxes (Kethi Ada and Ketu Kanaba Aya)
Written on the order of King Vijayabahu I to express gratitude and grant privileges to officer
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Panakaduwa Copper Plate King Vijayabahu I Sithnarubima Budalna for protecting the royal family in Ruhuna during his childhood.
Uses the term "Nurupura" to refer to Anuradhapura.
Valuable source for studying 12th-century A.D. Sri Lankan history.
States that the Jaffna peninsula (Nagadeepaya / Nakadiva) was governed by a minister named
Vallipuram Golden Plate King Vasabha Srishigiri (Rishigiri) appointed by King Vasabha.
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Mentions that minister Srishigiri built the Piyangukatissa temple there.
Kothgalakanda Inscription Belongs to ~250 B.C.
Records a Parumaka offering a cave to Bhikkus and introducing himself as "Thota Bojaka"
(Kandalama, Dambulla) (one who collects taxes from a port and enjoys properties), indicating local ruling authority.
Periyapuliyankulama Records that a chief householder (Gahapathi) named Sumana engaged in metal trade cleaned and
Inscription (Anuradhapura) offered a cave to Bhikkus.
Korawkgala Cave Inscription Records three village chiefs (Gamika Siva, Gamika Sumana, and Gamika Thidana) jointly cleaning
(Sithulpawwa) and offering a cave to Bhikkus.
Records that King Dutugemunu's army generals (Velusumana, Pussadeva, Theraputtabhaya, and
Sithulpawwa Cave Inscriptions King Dutugemunu Nandimithra) served as Parumakas before receiving military titles, later becoming Senapathi
Parumakas.
Inscription King/ Ruler Information mentioned
Embul Ambe Inscription Mentions a regional/provincial ruler referred to as "Pochani Raja" (King of the Eastern Region)
(Matale District)
Yatahalena Cave Inscription
Duhathara Raja (Provincial King) Refers to a local provincial king named "Duhathara Raja".
(Kegalle District)
King Kutakanna Abhaya introduces himself using the title "Nareshvara" (meaning god Eeshwara
Dambulla Rock Inscription King Kutakanna Abhaya
for humans).
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Ganekanda & Gallena Temple
Cave Inscriptions (Kurunegala Uses the Brahmi term "Awarana", which means anicut (amuna) built across rivers.
District)
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Kaludiya Pokuna Inscription Mentions "Dasa Gam Eththan" (a committee representing ten villages) and instructs them to
gather and resolve any issues regarding alms (Dane) at the temple.
(Dambulla, Matale District)
Uses the term "Ekthensamiya" (agreement of the king's court/council) to declare a land offering
Buddhannehela Inscription King Udaya III
made by royal decree (Wathhimiyan wadala)
Anuradhapura District
Mentions officers Udaya (of Meningamuva) and Sena (of Nikawella) representing the judicial
Inscription (Mahindarama King Dutugemunu
council (Sabhawa) to officially grant the land Kerelegama to the Mahindarama nunnery.
Nunnery)
Medirigiriya Ethwehera Documents General Secretary (Mahale Kasba) Kashyapa carrying out a land grant to Eth Wehera
King Sena II
Inscription Padhanaghara under the direct order of King Sena II.
Early Brahmi Inscriptions (250 Mentions terms such as "Pura Kamatha" (city architect), "Gahapathi" (chief householder),
"Gamika" (village chief), "Nakara" / "Nagara" (intermediate trade settlement), and records cave
B.C. onwards) offerings to Bhikkus.
2nd Century B.C. Inscriptions Refers to medical practitioners/doctors using the word "Veja"
South Indian Inscriptions Records that King Gajabahu I traveled to the Chera state in South India to participate in the
Mentions King Gajabahu I
opening ceremony of a Pattini Devala.
(Chera Kingdom)
Sigiriya Wall Graffiti Wall epigraphy written on the mirror wall of Sigiriya.
Ambekke Devalaya Writings Epigraphic inscriptions carved into wooden posts at Ambekke Devalaya.
Inscription King/ Ruler Information mentioned
Badulla Pillar Inscription King Udaya IV
Documents ancient market regulations, trade laws, judicial authority, and measures against
(Hopitigamuwa) corruption by local officials.
Outlines rules and regulations for monastic governance, management of temple properties, and
Mihintale Slab Inscription King Mahinda IV
allowances for monastery staff.
Details ancient economic practices, including interest rates on grain (rice, ,mung) deposits made
Tonigala Inscription King Srimeghavanna
to fund religious rituals.
Vessagiriya Inscription King Kashyapa IV
Focuses on irrigation rights, water management, providing 200 ran kalan to priests, and royal
(Anuradhapura) land donations to the priesthood.
Records royal welfare activities, religious restorations, and tax concessions during the
Ruwanwelisaya Inscription King Nisshankamalla
Polonnaruwa era.
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Lahugala Nilgiri Seya Mentions about a Queen named Chula Seewali
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Mentions that King Vijayabahu established a Dalada Maligawa in Polonnaruwa and used
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Veleikkara Slab Inscription King Vijayabahu I
Veleikkara army to guard it.
Colombo Museum Inscription King Kashyapa IV Naming the milking cattle as “Kirigeri”
Polonnaruwa Muthugula Mentions about a Blacksmith named “Majjima”
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Hambanthota Mandagala Mentions about a Blacksmith named “Thuladara”
Inscription Mentions about a trader named Sumana who donated Caves
Kandy Wegiriya Temple
Mentions about a tusk carver named “Dathika Sumana”
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Kandy Weheraka Inscription Naming workers who spin thread as “Thathwaya/Thathuwaya”
Sigiriya Western Water
Mentions a tamarind seller named Abalawapara
Garden Inscription
Inscription King/ Ruler Information mentioned
Bowattegala Inscription King Udaya IV Mentions about a Cambodian trade organization named “Kaboja Maha Pugiya”
Kurunegala Medagama
Mentions about a dancer named “Thissa” and his wife was a Parumakalu
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Mihinthale Inscription Mentions that Paruma Guptha’s son Parumuka Sumana donated a cave
Lunumadalakanda Inscription King Bathikaabaya Donating lands as each karisa for temples
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Godawaya Inscription Donating taxes collected from harbours to temples
Kondawattawan Inscription King Kashayapa V A punishment to pay 5 kalan for those who didn’t harvest their land in time
Wessagiriya Inscription King Mihindu IV Not to get water from the tank to water the plantation.
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King Amandagamini Abhaya Installing the “Magatha Law” mentioning not to kill any animals.
Mihinthale Slab Inscription King Mihindu IV Death penalty for those who kild cattle.
Buddhannehela Inscription King Udaya III "Walwala Dandupath Nokapanu Isaa” meaning; not to cut trees in the forest
Galle Trilingual Inscription Cheng Ho Mentions that he didn;t accept gifts from Weera Alakeshwara and then donated them to
Dewundara Devalaya.
Dedigama Inscription King Parakramabahu VI Mentions that leaders including Kekulandara Siriwardhana were apologized to.