[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911) › c8.144 # A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c8.144 A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c8.144 - **Language:** English ### [c8.144](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c8.144) ¹ Polonnāruwa, alias Kalingapura, or Pulastipura, the modern Topāvewa or Topāwa, represents a much more ancient city, Wijitapura, of which some remains seem to be traceable (Parker, \*Ancient Ceylon\*, pp. 239–41). For the dates of the mediaeval kings see \*Epigraphia Zeylanica\*, vol. i, p. 156. The traditional date for the foundation of Anurādhapura is 457 B. C. The sites of other capitals are discussed by Mr. Parker. Polonnāruwa was abandoned finally in A. D. 1240. - [Previous: c8.143](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c8.143) - [Next: c8.145](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c8.145) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c8) ## Cites (2) - [Anurādhapura](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.anuradhapura) - [Polonnaruwa](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.polonnaruwa) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c8.144](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c8.144) · Pramāṇa