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Transitional period of Sri Lanka
Period of Sri Lankan history from 1232 to 1597 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Main article: History of Sri Lanka
The Transitional period of Sri Lanka spans from the end of the Kingdom of Polonnaruwa, in 1232, to the start of the Kandyan period in 1597. The period is characterised by the succession of capitals that followed the fall of the Polonnaruwa Kingdom and the creation of the Jaffna kingdom and Crisis of the Sixteenth Century.