Kingdom of Tambapanni

Kingdom of Tambapaṇṇī තම්බපණ්ණිය රාජධානිය (Sinhala) Tambapaṇṇī Rājadhāniya
543 BC–437 BC
Kingdom of Tambapanni
Capital	Tambapaṇṇī[1] Upatissagāma[2] Vijithapura[3]
Common languages	Elu
Demonym(s)	Sinhalese
Government	Monarchy
King
• 543–505 BC	Vijaya
• 505–504 BC	Upatissa
• 504–474 BC	Panduvasdeva
• 474–454 BC	Abhaya
• 454–437 BC	Tissa
Historical era	Pre Anuradhapura period
• Indo-Aryan settlement	543 BC
• Consecration of Vijaya	543 BC
• Nineteen Years' War	458–439 BC
• Kingdom moved to Anuradhapura	437 BC
Preceded by Succeeded by Naga people (Lanka) Yakkhas Anuradhapura Kingdom

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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
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The Kingdom of Tambapaṇṇī (Sinhala: තම්බපණ්ණිය රාජධානිය, romanized: Tambapaṇṇī Rājadhāniya) was the first Sinhalese kingdom in Sri Lanka. Its administrative centre was based at Tambapaṇṇī. It existed between 543 BC and 437 BC. According to the Mahavamsa, the Kingdom was founded by Prince Vijaya and his followers.