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Polonnaruwa

Second capital of Sri Lanka, taken up after the Chola occupation ended and abandoned after Kalinga Magha burned it in 1214. Parakramabahu I built the reservoir called the Sea of Parakrama on the principle that not one drop of rain should be wasted, and it still holds water.

Dated events and their evidence

• 1070 CE mainstream
  becomes capital under Vijayabahu I source
• 1214 CE mainstream
  destroyed by the invasion of Kalinga Magha source
• 1982 CE mainstream
  inscribed as a World Heritage site source

Where

7.9333° N, 81.0000° E

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polonnaruwa

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