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According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Keraniganj Upazila had 177,970 households and a population of 794,360. 167,044 (21.03%) were under 10 years of age. Keraniganj had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 58.5%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 883 females per 1000 males. The entire population lived in rural areas.
Jinjira Palace. / 23.70806°N 90.39639°E / 23.70806; 90.39639. Zinzira Palace ( Bengali: জিঞ্জিরা প্রাসাদ ), also spelt Jinjira Palace, is a late 17th century Mughal -era palace in Keraniganj, Bangladesh on the southern banks of the Old Ganges or Buriganga River. [1] It was built by Ibrahim Khan II, Bengal ...
Senarath Paranavitana, CBE ( Sinhala :සෙනරත් පරණවිතාන) (26 December 1896 – 4 October 1972) was a Sri Lankan archeologist and epigraphist, who pioneered much of post-colonial archaeology in Sri Lanka. He served as the Commissioner of Archeology from 1940 to 1956 and there after as Professor of Archeology at the ...
History Foundation. The Kingdom of Kotte had been the major power in western Sri Lanka since its foundation in the early 15th century; under Parakaramabahu VI, the polity has been the last to unite the entirety of the island of Sri Lanka under one crown. By 1467, however, the Jaffna Kingdom to the north had asserted its independence.
Nalanda Gedige ( Sinhala: නාලන්ද ගෙඩිගේ; Tamil: நாலந்த கெடிகே) is an ancient complete stone temple near Matale, Sri Lanka and its original site is considered the geographical centre of Sri Lanka. [1] The building was constructed between the 8th and 10th centuries with dravidian architecture in ...
Event. 1017. Chola conquest and occupation of Anuradhapura: The Cholas under Rajendra I attack and conquer Sri Lanka . 1029. Chola conquest and occupation of Anuradhapura: Mahinda V, the last king of Anuradhapura, dies in Chola captivity. 1029-1041. Vikramabahu, the son of Mahinda V, launches a resistance movement against the Chola rule in Sri ...
The Sinhalese people ( Sinhala: සිංහල ජනතාව, romanized: Sinhala Janathāva ), also known as the Sinhalese are an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group native to the island of Sri Lanka. Historically, they were known as the Sinhala or the Lion People. [15] [16] They are the largest ethnic group in Sri Lanka, constituting about 75 ...
161 BC. 16,060. 44 Years. 15-19. From the era of Devanampiya Tissa until the reign of Elara (who ruled the country from 'Pihiti' rata ), there have been 3 Sinhalese kings who ruled the principality of 'Ruhunu' rata: Mahanaga, Gotabhaya, Kavan Tissa; and 2 Sinhalese kings who ruled the principality of 'Maya' rata: Yatala Tissa and Kelani Tissa.