According to that account, the Sinhalese kingdom tried to use them as mercenaries and against the Chola empire.

This area was situated between Sinhalese kingdom from south and Tamil ruled Jaffna kingdom from north.

These are ancient sources which cover the histories of the powerful ancient Sinhalese kingdoms of Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa which lasted for 1500 years.

Portuguese Ceylon was established through the occupation of Kotte and the conquest of surrounding Sinhalese kingdoms.

The Kingdom of Polonnaruwa was the second major Sinhalese kingdom of Sri Lanka.

Vijaya and his men settled around Anuradhapura, forming the basis of a Sinhalese kingdom that developed there in the 4th century BC.

Later, the Sinhalese kingdom of Ruhunu was established in the southwest but Anuradhapura remained the stronger kingdom.

Of the two Sinhalese kingdoms, Kotte was the more powerful.

Elephants from the southern Sinhalese kingdoms and the Vanni region were brought to Jaffna to be sold to foreign buyers.

He built a city Upatissa Nuwara named after himself, which became the second Sinhalese kingdom in Sri Lanka.