Polonnaruwa period

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The Polonnaruwa period was a medieval era in Sri Lankan history marked by strong centralized rule, monumental Buddhist architecture, and significant developments in art, irrigation, and scholarship.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical period ⓘ
medieval era ⓘ
architecturalFeature brick and stone temples ⓘ
image houses ⓘ
rock-cut Buddha statues ⓘ
stupas ⓘ
architecturalStyle Sinhalese Buddhist architecture ⓘ
country Sri Lanka ⓘ
economicActivity irrigated agriculture ⓘ
rice cultivation ⓘ
trade in the Indian Ocean ⓘ
endTime c. 1236 ⓘ
follows Anuradhapura period ⓘ
hasCapital Polonnaruwa ⓘ
hasCulturalHeritageSite Gal Vihara ⓘ
Lankatilaka Vihara ⓘ
Rankoth Vehera ⓘ
Royal Palace of Parakramabahu I ⓘ
Vatadage of Polonnaruwa ⓘ
hasMonarch Lilinavathi ⓘ
Nissanka Malla ⓘ
linked to: King Nissanka Malla

Parakramabahu I ⓘ
Vijayabahu I ⓘ
hasWork Culavamsa ⓘ
inscriptions of Parakramabahu I ⓘ
irrigationProject Parakrama Samudra ⓘ
construction of canals ⓘ
restoration of ancient tanks ⓘ
knownFor advanced irrigation systems ⓘ
developments in art ⓘ
developments in scholarship ⓘ
hydraulic engineering ⓘ
monumental Buddhist architecture ⓘ
strong centralized rule ⓘ
language Pali ⓘ
Sinhala ⓘ
locatedInTime Middle Ages ⓘ
namedAfter Polonnaruwa ⓘ
partOf history of Sri Lanka ⓘ
precedes Dambadeniya period ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
script Sinhala script ⓘ
significantEvent Chola–Sinhalese conflicts ⓘ
construction of Parakrama Samudra ⓘ
decline due to South Indian invasions ⓘ
reign of Parakramabahu I ⓘ
reunification of Sri Lanka under Vijayabahu I ⓘ
startTime c. 1070 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Ancient City of Polonnaruwa ⓘ

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Ayurveda in Sri Lanka → hasHistoricalRoot → Polonnaruwa period ⓘ
Kingdom of Ruhuna → flourishedDuring → Polonnaruwa period ⓘ
Vatadage at Polonnaruwa → period → Polonnaruwa period ⓘ
Nissanka Latha Mandapaya → architecturalStyle → Polonnaruwa period architecture ⓘ
linked to: Polonnaruwa period
Demala Maha Seya → era → Polonnaruwa period ⓘ
Lankatilaka Vihara → builtDuringPeriod → Polonnaruwa period ⓘ
King Nissanka Malla → historicalContext → Polonnaruwa period of Sri Lankan history ⓘ
linked to: Polonnaruwa period
Pabalu Vehera → era → Polonnaruwa period ⓘ
Ruhuna region → wasKingdomDuring → Polonnaruwa period ⓘ
Vijayabahu I → era → Polonnaruwa period ⓘ
Royal Palace complex → period → Polonnaruwa period ⓘ
Quadrangle (Dalada Maluwa) → historicalPeriod → Polonnaruwa period ⓘ
Vatadage → culturalPeriod → Polonnaruwa period ⓘ
Atadage → historicalPeriod → Polonnaruwa period ⓘ
Siva Devale temples → builtDuring → Polonnaruwa period ⓘ
Alahana Pirivena → periodOfUse → Polonnaruwa period ⓘ