Kingdom of Gampola

Kingdom of Gampola
ගම්පොළ
Kingdom of Gampola ගම්පොළ
1341–1408
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Capital	Gampola
Common languages	Sinhala
Religion	Theravada Buddhism
Government	Monarchy
Monarch
• 1341–1353	Bhuvanaikabahu IV
• 1341–1353	Parakkamabahu V
• 1357–1374	Vikramabahu III
• 1372–1391	Bhuvanaikabahu V
• 1391-1397	Vira Bahu II
• 1397–1408	Vira Alakesvara
• 1408-1410	Parakrama Bahu Epa
Historical era	Transitional period
• Established	1341
• Disestablished	1408
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Kingdom of Dambadeniya
Kingdom of Kotte

Gampola is a town and once an ancient polity located near Kandy in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. It was made the capital city of the island by King Buwanekabahu IV, who ruled for four years in the mid-fourteenth century. King Buwanekabahu IV (son of King Vijayabahu V) ascended the throne after his father and shifted the capital from Kurunegala to Gampola, with the support of General Senalankadhikara.

After his death, his brother, King Parakramabahu V (1353 AD - 1359 AD), who used to reign from Dedigama ascended the throne and moved to Gampola. He was dethroned by King Buwanekabahu IV's son, King Vikramabahu III (1359 AD - 1374 AD) and sent to Malaya.

King Vikramabahu III conveyed the tooth relic to Gampola and held a festival in honour of this sacred relic. He built a shrine at Niyamgampaya in Gampola. The rock temple "Gadaladeniya Viharaya" was constructed by king Vikramabahu III. Meanwhile, a general called "Alagakkonara" became more powerful than the king as they helped to defeat "Araya Chakravarthi", a Tamil ruler who had grabbed the throne of the northern country.

There are many Buddhist temples belonging to the Gampola era like "Lankathilaka" and "Ambekke dewalaya".

The last king of Gampola was King Buwanekabahu V. He ruled the island for 29 years. At the same time, King "Weerabahu II" (1392-1397 AD) ruled Raigama. King "Vijayabahu VI" (1397-1411 AD), who is from the Alagakkonara family, grabbed the throne from king Weerabahu II. The Chinese ambassador Zheng He, who was unhappy with the change of hands, carried off King Vijayabahu VI to China in 1411 AD. The next kingdom was the Kotte kingdom. A separate city was built in Kotte during this time by a noble known as Alagakkonara.

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Pre-Anuradhapura period House of Vijaya (543–237 BCE)	Prince Vijaya (543 BCE–505 BCE) Upatissa (505 BCE–504 BCE) Panduvasdeva (504 BCE–474 BCE) Abhaya (474 BCE–454 BCE) Tissa (454 BCE–437 BCE)
Anuradhapura period House of Vijaya (543–237 BCE) Chola dynasty (237–215 BCE) House of Vijaya (215–205 BCE) Chola dynasty (205–161 BCE) House of Vijaya (161–103 BCE) The Five Dravidians (103–89 BCE) House of Vijaya (89 BCE–66 CE) House of Lambakanna I (66–436) The Six Dravidians (436–463) House of Moriya (463–691) House of Lambakanna II (691–1017)	Pandukabhaya (437–367 BCE) Mutasiva (367–307 BCE) Devanampiya Tissa (307–267 BCE) Uttiya (267–257 BCE) Mahasiva (257–247 BCE) Suratissa (247–237 BCE) Sena and Guttika (237–215 BCE) Asela (215–205 BCE) Elara (205–161 BCE) Dutugamunu (161–137 BCE) Saddha Tissa (137–119 BCE) Thulatthana (119 BCE) Lanja Tissa (119–109 BCE) Khallata Naga (109–104 BCE) Valagamba (104–103 BCE) Pulahatta (103–100 BCE) Bahiya (100–98 BCE) Panya Mara (98–91 BCE) Pilaya Mara (91–90 BCE) Dathika (90–88 BCE) Valagamba (89–76 BCE) Mahakuli Mahatissa (76–62 BCE) Chora Naga (62–50 BCE) Kuda Tissa (50–47 BCE) Siva I (47 BCE) Vatuka (47 BCE) Darubhatika Tissa (47 BCE) Niliya (47 BCE) Anula (47 BCE) Kutakanna Tissa (42–20 BCE) Bhatikabhaya Abhaya (20 BCE–9 CE) Mahadathika Mahanaga (9–21) Amandagamani Abhaya (21–30) Kanirajanu Tissa (30–33) Chulabhaya (33–35) Sivali (35–35) Interregnum (35–38) Ilanaga (38–44) Chandamukha (44–52) Yassalalaka Tissa (52–60) Subharaja (60–66) Vasabha (66–110) Vankanasika Tissa (110–113) Gajabahu I (113–135) Mahallaka Naga (135–141) Bhatika Tissa (141–165) Kanittha Tissa (165–193) Cula Naga (193–195) Kuda Naga (195–196) Siri Naga I (196–215) Voharika Tissa (215–237) Abhaya Naga (237–245) Siri Naga II (245–247) Vijaya Kumara (247–248) Sangha Tissa I (248–252) Siri Sangha Bodhi I (252–254) Gothabhaya (254–267) Jettha Tissa I (267–277) Mahasena (277–304) Sirimeghavanna (304–332) Jettha Tissa II (332–341) Buddhadasa (341–370) Upatissa I (370–412) Mahanama (412–434) Soththisena (434) Chattagahaka Jantu (434–435) Mittasena (435–436) Pandu (436–441) Parindu (441) Khudda Parinda (441–447) Tiritara (447) Dathiya (447–450) Pithiya (450–452) Dhatusena (463–479) Kashyapa I (479–497) Moggallana I (497–515) Kumara Dhatusena (515–524) Kittisena (524) Siva II (524–525) Upatissa II (525–526) Silakala Ambosamanera (526–539) Dathappabhuti (539–540) Moggallana II (540–560) Kittisiri Meghavanna (560–561) Maha Naga (561–564) Aggabodhi I (564–598) Aggabodhi II (598–608) Sangha Tissa II (608) Moggallana III (608–614) Silameghavanna (614–623) Aggabodhi III (623) Jettha Tissa III (623–624) Aggabodhi III (624–640) Dathopa Tissa I (640–652) Kassapa II (652–661) Dappula I (661–664) Dathopa Tissa II (664–673) Aggabodhi IV (673–689) Unhanagara Hatthadatha (691) Manavanna (691–726) Aggabodhi V (726–732) Kassapa III (732–738) Mahinda I (738–741) Aggabodhi VI (741–781) Aggabodhi VII (781–787) Mahinda II (787–807) Dappula II (807–812) Mahinda III (812–816) Aggabodhi VIII (816–827) Dappula III (827–843) Aggabodhi IX (843–846) Sena I (846–866) Sena II (866–901) Udaya I (901–912) Kassapa IV (912–929) Kassapa V (929–939) Dappula IV (939–940) Dappula V (940–952) Udaya II (952–955) Sena III (955–964) Udaya III (964–972) Sena IV (972–975) Mahinda IV (975–991) Sena V (991–1001) Mahinda V (1001–1029)
Anuradhapura from Rohana	Kassapa VI (1029–1040) Mahalana–Kitti (1040–1042) Vikrama Pandu (1042–1043) Jagatipala (1043–1046) Parakrama Pandu (1046–1048) Loka (1048–1054) Kassapa VII (1054–1055)
Polonnaruwa period House of Vijayabahu (1055–1187) House of Kalinga (1187–1197) House of Vijayabahu (1197–1200) House of Kalinga (1200–1209) House of Vijayabahu (1209–1210) Lokissara (1210–1211) House of Vijayabahu (1211–1212) Pandyan dynasty (1212–1215) Eastern Ganga dynasty (1215–1236)	Vijayabahu I (1055–1110) Jayabahu I (1110–1111) Vikramabahu I (1111–1132) Gajabahu II (1132–1153) Parakramabahu I (1153–1186) Vijayabahu II (1186–1187) Mahinda VI (1187) Nissanka Malla (1187–1196) Vira Bahu I (1196) Vikramabahu II (1196) Chodaganga (1196–1197) Lilavati (1197–1200) Sahassa Malla (1200–1202) Kalyanavati (1202–1208) Dharmasoka (1208–1209) Anikanga (1209) Lilavati (1209–1210) Lokissara (1210–1211) Lilavati (1211–1212) Parakrama Pandya (1212–1215) Kalinga Magha (1215–1236)
Transitional period House of Siri Sanga Bo (1220–1505)	Vijayabahu III (1220–1234) Parakramabahu II (1234–1270) Vijayabahu IV (1270–1272) Bhuvanaikabahu I (1272–1284) Interregnum (1285–1286) Parakramabahu III (1287–1293) Bhuvanaikabahu II (1293–1302) Parakramabahu IV (1302–1326) Bhuvanaikabahu III (1326–1335) Vijayabahu V (1335–1341) Bhuvanaikabahu IV (1341–1351) Parakramabahu V (1344–1359) Vikramabahu III (1357–1374) Bhuvanaikabahu V (1371–1408) Vira Bahu II (1391/92–1397) Vijayabahu VI (1397–1409) Parakramabahu Epa (1409–1412) Parakramabahu VI (1410–1467) Jayabahu II (1467–1472) Bhuvanaikabahu VI (1469–1477) Parakramabahu VII (1477) Parakramabahu VIII (1477–1489) Parakramabahu IX (1489–1513) Vijayabahu VII (1513–1521) Bhuvanaikabahu VII (1521–1551) Dharmapala (1551–1597) Kingdom of Sitawaka Mayadunne (1521–1581) Rajasinha I (1581–1593) Rajasuriya (1593–1594)
Kandyan period House of Dinajara (1591–1739) Nayaks of Kandy (1739–1815)	Vimaladharmasuriya I (1591–1604) Senarat (1604–1635) Rajasinha II (1635–1687) Vimaladharmasuriya II (1687–1707) Vira Narendra Sinha (1707–1739) Sri Vijaya Rajasinha (1739–1747) Kirti Sri Rajasinha (1747–1782) Sri Rajadhi Rajasinha (1782–1798) Sri Vikrama Rajasinha (1798–1815)
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