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Anurādhapura IV

614 CE 1017 CE

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428 CE 614 CE Anurādhapura III (sl_anuradhapura_3) [continuity]

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General Description

“Indeed Dhātusena (455–73) had hardly consolidated his position when he was murdered by his son Kassapa who usurped the throne at Anurādhapura at the expense of Moggallāna I, Kassapa’s brother, whom Dhātusena had been grooming as his legitimate successor. There was, for a brief period under Upatissa II (517–18) and his successors, a return of the Lambakaṇṇas to power, but Mahānāga (569–71) re-established Moriya control. His immediate successors Aggabodhi I (571–604) and Aggdobhi II (604–14) managed to maintain the Moriya grip on the Anurādhapura throne but not to consolidate their position, for the Lambakaṇṇas were in fact always a formidable threat, and under Moggallāna III (614–17) they overthrew Saṅghatissa II (614), who proved to be the last of the Moriya kings. It took nearly six decades of devastating civil war for the Lambakaṇṇas to re-establish their supremacy, but having done so they maintained their pre-eminence once again over a great length of time. Indeed the second Lambakaṇṇa dynasty established by Mānavamma gave the island two centuries of comparatively stable government. In the last phase of the dynasty’s spell of power the severest tests that confronted it came from South India invaders and not local rivals.” ^[1]

[1]: (De Silva 1981, 18-19) De Silva, K.M. 1981. A History of Sri Lanka. London: C. Hurst & Company, Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/7F5SEVNA/items/4R6DQVHZ/collection

General Variables

Identity and Location

1 Utm Zone

1 Original Name

1 Capital

1 Alternative Name

Temporal Bounds

1 Duration

Political and Cultural Relations

1 Succeeding Entity

1 Relationship to preceding Entity

1 Polity Succession

2 Degree of Centralization

Language

1 Linguistic Family

1 Language

Religion

2 Religious Tradition

1 Religion Family

Social Complexity Variables

Social Scale

Hierarchical Complexity

1 Settlement Hierarchy

1 Administrative Level

Professions

Bureaucracy Characteristics

1 Full Time Bureaucrat

Law

Specialized Buildings: polity owned

1 Irrigation System

1 Drinking Water Supply System

1 Utilitarian Public Building

1 Symbolic Building

1 Other Utilitarian Public Building

Transport Infrastructure

1 Road

1 Port

Special-purpose Sites

1 Trading Emporia

1 Special Purpose Site

1 Other Special Purpose Site

Information / Writing System

1 Written Record

1 Script

1 Phonetic Alphabetic Writing

1 Non Phonetic Writing

Information / Kinds of Written Documents

1 Sacred Text

1 Religious Literature

1 Fiction

Information / Money

Information / Postal System

Information / Measurement System

Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)

Fortifications

Military use of Metals

Projectiles

Handheld weapons

Animals used in warfare

Armor

Naval technology

Economy Variables (Luxury Goods) Coding in Progress.

Religion Variables Coding in Progress.

Crisis Consequence Cases Coding in Progress.

Power Transitions Coding in Progress.

Instability Events

25 Instability Event

General Variables

Identity and Location Anurādhapura IV (sl_anuradhapura_4)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Utm Zone	44 N	614 CE 1017 CE
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Original Name	Anurādhapura IV	614 CE 1017 CE
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Capital	Anurādhapura	614 CE 1017 CE
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Alternative Name	Anuradhagama	614 CE 1017 CE
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Temporal Bounds Anurādhapura IV (sl_anuradhapura_4)

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Duration	[614 CE ➜ 1017 CE]
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Political and Cultural Relations Anurādhapura IV (sl_anuradhapura_4)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Succeeding Entity	Polonnaruva	614 CE 1017 CE
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Relationship to Preceding Entity	continuity	614 CE 1017 CE
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Preceding Entity 428 CE 614 CE	Anurādhapura III (sl_anuradhapura_3) [continuity]
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Degree of Centralization	loose	614 CE 1017 CE
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Degree of Centralization	nominal	614 CE 1017 CE
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Language Anurādhapura IV (sl_anuradhapura_4)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Linguistic Family	Indo-European	614 CE 1017 CE
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Language	Sinhala	614 CE 1017 CE
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Religion Anurādhapura IV (sl_anuradhapura_4)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Religious Tradition	Buddhism	614 CE 1017 CE
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Religious Tradition	Hinduism	614 CE 1017 CE
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Religion Family	Theravada Buddhism	614 CE 1017 CE
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Social Complexity Variables

Social Scale Anurādhapura IV (sl_anuradhapura_4)

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Hierarchical Complexity Anurādhapura IV (sl_anuradhapura_4)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Settlement Hierarchy	5	614 CE 1017 CE
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Administrative Level	5	614 CE 1017 CE
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Professions Anurādhapura IV (sl_anuradhapura_4)

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Bureaucracy Characteristics Anurādhapura IV (sl_anuradhapura_4)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Full Time Bureaucrat	Present Inferred	614 CE 1017 CE
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Law Anurādhapura IV (sl_anuradhapura_4)

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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Anurādhapura IV (sl_anuradhapura_4)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Irrigation System	Present	614 CE 1017 CE
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Drinking Water Supply System	Present	614 CE 1017 CE
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Utilitarian Public Building	Present	614 CE 1017 CE
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Symbolic Building	Present	614 CE 1017 CE
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Other Utilitarian Public Building	Present	614 CE 1017 CE
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Transport Infrastructure Anurādhapura IV (sl_anuradhapura_4)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Road	Present Inferred	614 CE 1017 CE
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Port	Present Inferred	614 CE 1017 CE
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Special-purpose Sites Anurādhapura IV (sl_anuradhapura_4)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Trading Emporia	Present Inferred	614 CE 1017 CE
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Special Purpose Site	Present Inferred	614 CE 1017 CE
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Other Special Purpose Site	Present	614 CE 1017 CE
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Information / Writing System Anurādhapura IV (sl_anuradhapura_4)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Written Record	Present	614 CE 1017 CE
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Script	Present	614 CE 1017 CE
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Phonetic Alphabetic Writing	Present	614 CE 1017 CE
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Non Phonetic Writing	Absent	614 CE 1017 CE
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Anurādhapura IV (sl_anuradhapura_4)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Sacred Text	Present	614 CE 1017 CE
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Religious Literature	Present	614 CE 1017 CE
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Fiction	Present	614 CE 1017 CE
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Information / Money Anurādhapura IV (sl_anuradhapura_4)

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Information / Postal System Anurādhapura IV (sl_anuradhapura_4)

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Information / Measurement System Anurādhapura IV (sl_anuradhapura_4)

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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)

Fortifications Anurādhapura IV (sl_anuradhapura_4)

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Military use of Metals Anurādhapura IV (sl_anuradhapura_4)

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Projectiles Anurādhapura IV (sl_anuradhapura_4)

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Handheld weapons Anurādhapura IV (sl_anuradhapura_4)

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Animals used in warfare Anurādhapura IV (sl_anuradhapura_4)

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Armor Anurādhapura IV (sl_anuradhapura_4)

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Naval technology Anurādhapura IV (sl_anuradhapura_4)

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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)

Religion Variables

Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward Anurādhapura IV (sl_anuradhapura_4)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Moralizing Enforcement is Broad	Present	614 CE 1017 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Concern is Primary	Present	614 CE 1017 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Agentic	Absent	614 CE 1017 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in This Life	Present	614 CE 1017 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Punishment And Reward	Present	614 CE 1017 CE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Commoners	Present	614 CE 1017 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Targeted	Present	614 CE 1017 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in Afterlife	Present	614 CE 1017 CE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Elites	Present	614 CE 1017 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement of Rulers	Present	614 CE 1017 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Certain	Present	614 CE 1017 CE
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Human Sacrifice Anurādhapura IV (sl_anuradhapura_4)

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