Maya Rata
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Principality of Maya Rata | |||||||||||
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| 504 BC–1153 | |||||||||||
| File:Kingdom of Polonnaruwa.svg | |||||||||||
| Capital | Panduwasnuwara (504 BC–12 century) Kelaniya (3rd century BC) | ||||||||||
| Common languages | Sinhala | ||||||||||
| Religion | Buddhism | ||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||
• 504 BC-474 BC | Panduwas Deva | ||||||||||
• 1187–1196 | Parakramabahu of Dakkhinadesa | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Established | 504 BC | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1153 | ||||||||||
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The Maya Rata (Principality of), also known as the Kingdom of Dakkinadesa, was a principality or an administrative region of the Sinhalese kingdom. It was located in the Southwestern part of Sri Lanka, bordered the Deduru Oya. Its last capital was Parakramapura. The principality was disbanded following the formation of the second kingdom of Polonnaruwa by Parakramabahu I.[1][2]
While Rajarata was under the direct administration of the King, Maya Rata was governed by a "Mapa" [n. 1](Sinhala: මාපා, [maːpaː]), also referred to as a "Mahaya". The name of the region, "Maya," is derived from this title (Mahaya Rata > Maya Rata).[3]
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