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Sri Lanka was known as the Pearl of the Indian Ocean, and in the past as (Taropan), and the ancient Arabs coming from the Arabian Peninsula called it "Serendib".
It was also called "Ceylon" until 1972 by British colonialism, and was initially inhabited by the Baliska and Naga tribes, who are the ancestors of the Vedas.
In one of the accounts, it was said that Prince Vijaria - whose origins go back to northern India - was the one who led the founders of the Sinhalese civilization to Ceylon (Sri Lanka), who established modern irrigation methods to support agriculture, and since then the Sinhalese flocked in the fifth century BC and resided in the north of the island.
The Kingdom of Anuradhapura (also called Anuradhapura) was the first and oldest kingdom of the Sinhalese people in Sri Lanka. It was the center of the Sinhalese civilization between the third century BC and 993 AD.
In the early second century BC, the Tamil tribes (an Indian ruling dynasty) attacked the island of Ceylon, and from the fifth century AD until the arrival of the Portuguese, the island suffered a struggle between the Sinhalese kings and the Tamil kings.
The Tamils were able to control the northern half, and the Sinhalese moved to the southern half of the island, while the Moors, the descendants of the Arabs, continued to flock in the eighth century AD (second AH).
In the 16th century, European colonization of the island began when the Portuguese sailed to the "Port of Colombo" (the current name) in 1505, and extended their control over the main coastal areas of the island except for the "Kingdom of Kandy" for the purpose of trade.
The Dutch managed to supplant the Portuguese from 1685 until 1815 to secure it as a trading base in the Indian Ocean.
Between 1795 and 1796, the English managed to control the Dutch colonies, and made the island a British colony in 1802, and in 1815 they seized the Kingdom of Kandy after its collapse, to be the first Europeans to rule the entire island.
The British in Sri Lanka developed the cultivation of coffee, coconuts, and rubber, and introduced the cultivation of tea.
In 1915 Sri Lankans stirred up unrest in the country 100 years after the fall of the Kingdom of Kandy, demanding a share of power.
In 1925, the United Kingdom formed a special committee on constitutional reforms
It was also called "Ceylon" until 1972 by British colonialism, and was initially inhabited by the Baliska and Naga tribes, who are the ancestors of the Vedas.
In one of the accounts, it was said that Prince Vijaria - whose origins go back to northern India - was the one who led the founders of the Sinhalese civilization to Ceylon (Sri Lanka), who established modern irrigation methods to support agriculture, and since then the Sinhalese flocked in the fifth century BC and resided in the north of the island.
The Kingdom of Anuradhapura (also called Anuradhapura) was the first and oldest kingdom of the Sinhalese people in Sri Lanka. It was the center of the Sinhalese civilization between the third century BC and 993 AD.
In the early second century BC, the Tamil tribes (an Indian ruling dynasty) attacked the island of Ceylon, and from the fifth century AD until the arrival of the Portuguese, the island suffered a struggle between the Sinhalese kings and the Tamil kings.
The Tamils were able to control the northern half, and the Sinhalese moved to the southern half of the island, while the Moors, the descendants of the Arabs, continued to flock in the eighth century AD (second AH).
In the 16th century, European colonization of the island began when the Portuguese sailed to the "Port of Colombo" (the current name) in 1505, and extended their control over the main coastal areas of the island except for the "Kingdom of Kandy" for the purpose of trade.
The Dutch managed to supplant the Portuguese from 1685 until 1815 to secure it as a trading base in the Indian Ocean.
Between 1795 and 1796, the English managed to control the Dutch colonies, and made the island a British colony in 1802, and in 1815 they seized the Kingdom of Kandy after its collapse, to be the first Europeans to rule the entire island.
The British in Sri Lanka developed the cultivation of coffee, coconuts, and rubber, and introduced the cultivation of tea.
In 1915 Sri Lankans stirred up unrest in the country 100 years after the fall of the Kingdom of Kandy, demanding a share of power.
In 1925, the United Kingdom formed a special committee on constitutional reforms
