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==Polonnaruwa period (1056–1232)==
{{Main|Polonnaruwa period|Kingdom of Polonnaruwa}}

The [[Kingdom of Polonnaruwa]] was the second major [[Sinhalese people|Sinhalese]] kingdom of Sri Lanka. It lasted from 1055 under [[Vijayabahu I]] to 1212 under the rule of [[Lilavati of Sri Lanka|Lilavati]]. The Kingdom of Polonnaruwa came into being after the [[Anuradhapura Kingdom]] was invaded by [[Chola]] forces under [[Rajaraja I]] and led to formation of the [[Kingdom of Ruhuna]], where the Sinhalese Kings ruled during Chola occupation.

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[[Sadayavarman Sundara Pandyan I]] invaded Sri Lanka in the 13th century and defeated Chandrabanu the usurper of the Jaffna Kingdom in northern Sri Lanka.<ref name="Sirisena">Sirisena, W. M. (1978) ''Sri Lanka and South-East Asia: Political, Religious and Cultural Relations''. Brill Archive. {{ISBN|9004056602}}. p. 57</ref> [[Sadayavarman Sundara Pandyan I]] forced Candrabhanu to submit to the Pandyan rule and to pay tributes to the [[Pandyan Dynasty]]. But later on when Candrabhanu became powerful enough he again invaded the Singhalese kingdom but he was defeated by the brother of [[Sadayavarman Sundara Pandyan I]] called Veera Pandyan I and Candrabhanu died.<ref name="Sirisena"/> Sri Lanka was invaded for the 3rd time by the [[Pandyan Dynasty]] under the leadership of Arya Cakravarti who established the [[Jaffna kingdom]].<ref name="Sirisena"/>