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Anurādhapura II

70 CE 428 CE
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300 BCE 70 CE Anurādhapura I (sl_anuradhapura_1)    [continuity]

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

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  General Description   “The dynasty of Devānampiya Tissa became extinct in the first century AD. We do not know how this happened. One significant feature of the subsequent political history of Sri Lanka was that the right to the throne appeared to lie with one of two powerful clans, the Lambakannas and the Moriyas. By the beginning of the first century AD the Lambakannas were established in power, enjoying by far the most prestige of all the clans. Their claims to this position of primacy did not go unchallenged. The opposition came mainly from the Moriyas, who became in time their chief rivals for power. Their periodic struggles for the throne are a conspicuous feature of the history of this period. The Lambakannas were more successful than their rivals, as the following brief summary of the dynastic history of the period would show. The first Lambakanna dynasty (established by Vasabha AD 67-111) retained hold on the throne at Anurādhapura till the death of Mahānāma in AD 428, when the dynasty itself became extinct.” [1] “The Lambakanna dynasty ruled between the first and fourth centuries CE in comparative peace. For the next several centuries there were more invasions from southern India and Anuradhapura was ruled by both Tamils and Sinhalese.” (Bouma et al. 2010, 109) Bouma, Gary M., Rod Ling and Douglas Pratt. 2010. Religious Diversity in Southeast Asia and the Pacific: National Case Studies. London and New York: Springer. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/7F5SEVNA/items/JR2SJMP2/collection §REF§

[1]: (De Silva 1981, 18) 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

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General Variables
Identity and Location Anurādhapura II (sl_anuradhapura_2)
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Utm Zone 44 N Confident 70 CE  428 CE
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Original Name Anurādhapura II Confident 70 CE  428 CE
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Capital Anurādhapura Confident 70 CE  428 CE
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Alternative Name Anuradhagama Confident 70 CE  428 CE
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Temporal Bounds Anurādhapura II (sl_anuradhapura_2)
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Duration [70 CE ➜ 428 CE] Confident
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Political and Cultural Relations Anurādhapura II (sl_anuradhapura_2)
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Succeeding Entity Anurādhapura III Confident 70 CE  428 CE
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Relationship to Preceding Entity continuity Confident 70 CE  428 CE
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Preceding Entity
300 BCE 70 CE
Anurādhapura I (sl_anuradhapura_1)   [continuity]  Confident
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Succeeding Entity
428 CE 614 CE
Anurādhapura III (sl_anuradhapura_3)   [continuity]  Confident
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Degree of Centralization nominal Confident 70 CE  428 CE
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Language Anurādhapura II (sl_anuradhapura_2)
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Linguistic Family Indo-European Confident 70 CE  428 CE
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Language Sinhala Confident 70 CE  428 CE
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Religion Anurādhapura II (sl_anuradhapura_2)
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Religious Tradition Buddhism Confident 70 CE  428 CE
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Religion Family Theravada Buddhism Confident 70 CE  428 CE
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Social Complexity Variables
Social Scale Anurādhapura II (sl_anuradhapura_2)
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Hierarchical Complexity Anurādhapura II (sl_anuradhapura_2)
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Settlement Hierarchy 4 Confident 70 CE  428 CE
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Administrative Level 4 Confident 70 CE  428 CE
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Professions Anurādhapura II (sl_anuradhapura_2)
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Bureaucracy Characteristics Anurādhapura II (sl_anuradhapura_2)
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Law Anurādhapura II (sl_anuradhapura_2)
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Anurādhapura II (sl_anuradhapura_2)
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Irrigation System Present Confident 70 CE  428 CE
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Drinking Water Supply System Present Confident 70 CE  428 CE
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Utilitarian Public Building Present Confident 70 CE  428 CE
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Symbolic Building Present Confident 70 CE  428 CE
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Other Utilitarian Public Building Present Confident 70 CE  428 CE
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Transport Infrastructure Anurādhapura II (sl_anuradhapura_2)
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Special-purpose Sites Anurādhapura II (sl_anuradhapura_2)
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Information / Writing System Anurādhapura II (sl_anuradhapura_2)
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Script Present Confident 70 CE  428 CE
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Phonetic Alphabetic Writing Present Confident 70 CE  428 CE
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Anurādhapura II (sl_anuradhapura_2)
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Sacred Text Present Confident 70 CE  428 CE
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Religious Literature Present Confident 70 CE  428 CE
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Information / Money Anurādhapura II (sl_anuradhapura_2)
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Information / Postal System Anurādhapura II (sl_anuradhapura_2)
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Information / Measurement System Anurādhapura II (sl_anuradhapura_2)
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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)
Fortifications Anurādhapura II (sl_anuradhapura_2)
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Military use of Metals Anurādhapura II (sl_anuradhapura_2)
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Projectiles Anurādhapura II (sl_anuradhapura_2)
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Handheld weapons Anurādhapura II (sl_anuradhapura_2)
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Animals used in warfare Anurādhapura II (sl_anuradhapura_2)
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Armor Anurādhapura II (sl_anuradhapura_2)
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Naval technology Anurādhapura II (sl_anuradhapura_2)
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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)
Religion Variables
Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward Anurādhapura II (sl_anuradhapura_2)
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Moralizing Enforcement is Broad Present Confident 70 CE  428 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Concern is Primary Present Confident 70 CE  428 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Agentic Absent Confident 70 CE  428 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in This Life Present Confident 70 CE  428 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Punishment And Reward Present Confident 70 CE  428 CE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Commoners Present Confident 70 CE  428 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Targeted Present Confident 70 CE  428 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in Afterlife Present Confident 70 CE  428 CE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Elites Present Confident 70 CE  428 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement of Rulers Present Confident 70 CE  428 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Certain Present Confident 70 CE  428 CE
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Human Sacrifice Anurādhapura II (sl_anuradhapura_2)
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