Timeline of Sri Lankan history

This is a timeline of Sri Lankan history, comprising important & territorial changes and political & economic events in Sri Lanka and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Sri Lanka.

Pre 90th century BC

Year	Date	Event
700,000 BC		Human inhabitant in Sri Lanka

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History

Periods	Prehistory Early kingdoms period Anuradhapura period Polonnaruwa period Transitional period Crisis of the Sixteenth Century Kandyan period History of British Ceylon History of Sri Lanka (1948–present)

Epochs	Mahavamsa Vijaya Tambapanni Upatissa Nuwara Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Jaffna Dambadeniya Gampola Kotte Sitawaka Kandy Portuguese Ceylon Dutch Ceylon British Ceylon Kandyan Wars Uva Rebellion Matale Rebellion Independence movement Dominion of Ceylon Civil War

Topics	Chronicles Ancient capitals Monarchs Demographic Economic Education Military

Government

Law	Constitution Constitutional Council

Executive	President Executive Office Cabinet / Ministries Administrative Service National Security Council Law enforcement

Judiciary	Supreme Court Court of appeal High Courts District courts Magistrate's Courts Primary Courts Labour Tribunal

Legislature	Parliament Prime Minister Office Speaker Deputy speaker and chairman of committees Deputy Chairman of Committees Leader of the House Leader of the Opposition Chief Government Whip Chief Opposition Whip Secretaries-General 15th Parliament Members

National security	Armed Forces Air Force Army Navy Coast Guard Intelligence State Intelligence Service Directorate of Military Intelligence Criminal Investigation Department Sri Lanka Police Service

Politics

Geography

Administrative divisions
- Provinces
- Districts
- Divisional Secretary's Divisions
- Municipalities
  - Cities
- Wards
- Grama Niladhari divisions
  - Towns

Economy

Industries
- Beer
- Cinnamon
- Coconut
- Coffee
- Gems
- Rice
- Rubber
- Sugar
- Tea
- Tourism

Society

Topics	Birth Demographics Education Health Languages Sinhala Tamil Media People Public holidays Religion Social class Sport

Culture	Architecture Art Cinema Cuisine Dance Fashion Flag Folklore Literature Music National symbols Philosophy Radio Television Theatre World Heritage Sites

Issues	Capital punishment Crime Gender Inequality Human rights Immigration Illegal Immigration International rankings LGBT history LGBT rights Poverty Terrorism

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