📜 The Sinhala Inscription of Rameswaram by King Nissankamalla (1187–1196 CE) | Hela Nomad скачать в хорошем качестве

📜 The Sinhala Inscription of Rameswaram by King Nissankamalla (1187–1196 CE) | Hela Nomad

Ayubowan and Vanakkam! 🇱🇰🇮🇳 Today we explore one of the most fascinating and lesser-known chapters of Sri Lankan and South Indian history. Inside the sacred Ramanathaswamy Temple in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, just beside the dhvaja-stambha, lies a worn granite slab. Today it serves as a bali-pitha. But 800 years ago it was the royal seat of King Nissankamalla of Polonnaruva, carved with a proud proclamation in Sinhala script. This inscription speaks of royal tours, temple restorations, tula-bhara gifts, grain-tax reforms, Pandya expeditions, and a Sinhalese presence in South India, including visits to Pungudutivu, Kachchativu (Mininak/Nainativu), Karaitivu, and other islands. More importantly, it reminds us of a forgotten moment when a Sri Lankan inscription stood inside a Tamil Nadu temple, reflecting centuries of maritime movement, diplomacy, rivalry, devotion, and shared cultural space across the Palk Strait. 🔍 What is in this video ✅ Walkthrough of the original epigraphic article ✅ Sinhala text and English translation highlights ✅ Historical context of Parakramabahu and Nissankamalla ✅ The Sinhalese presence at Rameswaram ✅ Islands named in the inscription ✅ Temple patronage and diplomacy across the strait 📚 Primary Source Senarath Paranavitana: "Ramesvaram Inscription of Nissankamalla" Epigraphia Indica, Volume XXXVI (Archaeological Survey of India) Other references: Chulavamsa, Epigraphia Zeylanica 🎥 Related videos 📌    • Ancient Sinhala Inscriptions of Tamilakam:...   📌    • Vijayabahu the Great: The Lion of Lanka Wh...   ✨ About this channel Hela Nomad - Exploring history, language, archaeology, and culture, from the island of Sri Lanka to the wider world. If you enjoy deep-dive history and epigraphy content, subscribe and join this journey through the stories carved in stone. 🔔 Subscribe and stay tuned for more historical and archaeological journeys across Sri Lanka and beyond.