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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

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

2 Polity Succession

1 Degree of Centralization

Language

1 Linguistic Family

1 Language

Religion

1 Religious Tradition

1 Religion Family

Social Complexity Variables

Social Scale

Hierarchical Complexity

1 Settlement Hierarchy

1 Administrative Level

Professions

Bureaucracy Characteristics

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

Special-purpose Sites

Information / Writing System

1 Script

1 Phonetic Alphabetic Writing

Information / Kinds of Written Documents

1 Sacred Text

1 Religious Literature

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

23 Power Transition

Instability Events

11 Instability Event

General Variables

Identity and Location Anurādhapura II (sl_anuradhapura_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Utm Zone	44 N	70 CE 428 CE
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Original Name	Anurādhapura II	70 CE 428 CE
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Capital	Anurādhapura	70 CE 428 CE
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Alternative Name	Anuradhagama	70 CE 428 CE
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Temporal Bounds Anurādhapura II (sl_anuradhapura_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)	See More
Duration	[70 CE ➜ 428 CE]
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Political and Cultural Relations Anurādhapura II (sl_anuradhapura_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Succeeding Entity	Anurādhapura III	70 CE 428 CE
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Relationship to Preceding Entity	continuity	70 CE 428 CE
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Preceding Entity 300 BCE 70 CE	Anurādhapura I (sl_anuradhapura_1) [continuity]
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Succeeding Entity 428 CE 614 CE	Anurādhapura III (sl_anuradhapura_3) [continuity]
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Degree of Centralization	nominal	70 CE 428 CE
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Language Anurādhapura II (sl_anuradhapura_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Linguistic Family	Indo-European	70 CE 428 CE
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Language	Sinhala	70 CE 428 CE
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Religion Anurādhapura II (sl_anuradhapura_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Religious Tradition	Buddhism	70 CE 428 CE
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Religion Family	Theravada Buddhism	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)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Settlement Hierarchy	4	70 CE 428 CE
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Administrative Level	4	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)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Irrigation System	Present	70 CE 428 CE
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Drinking Water Supply System	Present	70 CE 428 CE
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Utilitarian Public Building	Present	70 CE 428 CE
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Symbolic Building	Present	70 CE 428 CE
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Other Utilitarian Public Building	Present	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)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Script	Present	70 CE 428 CE
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Phonetic Alphabetic Writing	Present	70 CE 428 CE
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Anurādhapura II (sl_anuradhapura_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Sacred Text	Present	70 CE 428 CE
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Religious Literature	Present	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)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Moralizing Enforcement is Broad	Present	70 CE 428 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Concern is Primary	Present	70 CE 428 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Agentic	Absent	70 CE 428 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in This Life	Present	70 CE 428 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Punishment And Reward	Present	70 CE 428 CE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Commoners	Present	70 CE 428 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Targeted	Present	70 CE 428 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in Afterlife	Present	70 CE 428 CE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Elites	Present	70 CE 428 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement of Rulers	Present	70 CE 428 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Certain	Present	70 CE 428 CE
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Human Sacrifice Anurādhapura II (sl_anuradhapura_2)

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