Kingdom of Dambadeniya

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Kingdom of Dambadeniya දඹදෙණිය රාජධානිය
1220–1345
Jaffna Kingdom   Dambadeniya Kingdom   Raigama Kingdom
Status	Kingdom
Capital	Dambadeniya (1226–1271) Yapahuwa (1271–1283) Polonnaruwa (1302–1310) Kurunagala (1310-1345/6)
Common languages	Sinhala
Religion	Theravada Buddhism
Government	Monarchy
Monarch
• 1220–1224	Vijayabahu III
• 1234–1269	Parakramabahu II
• 1269–1271	Vijayabahu IV
• 1271–1283	Bhuvanaikabahu I
• 1283–1302	Interregnum
• 1302–1310	Parakramabahu III
• 1310–1325/6	Bhuvanaikabahu II
• 1325/6	Parakramabahu IV
• 1325/6	Bhuvanaikabahu III
• 1325/6–1344/5	Vijayabahu V
Historical era	Transitional period
• Fall of Polonnaruwa	1220
• Capital moved to Gampola	1345
Currency	Massa (coin)
Preceded by Succeeded by Kingdom of Polonnaruwa Kingdom of Gampola

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Historical states of Sri Lanka
Sinhala Kingdom Kingdom of Tambapanni 543–437 BCE Anuradhapura Kingdom 437 BCE–1017 CE Anuradhapura from Rohana 1017–1055 Kingdom of Polonnaruwa 1055–1232 Kingdom of Dambadeniya 1232–1341 Kingdom of Gampola 1341–1371 Kingdom of Kotte 1371–1597
Transitional period Jaffna Kingdom 1232–1620 Kingdom of Sitawaka 1521–1594
Kandyan period Kingdom of Kandy 1469–1815 Portuguese Ceylon 1597–1658 Dutch Ceylon 1658–1796
British Ceylon period British Ceylon 1815–1948
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The Kingdom of Dambadeniya was a medieval kingdom in what is present-day Sri Lanka. The kingdom's rulers reigned from 1220–1345.^[1]