斯里兰卡长达近十五个世纪的首都，由 Paṇḍukābhaya 王建于早期聚落旧址之上，历代君王相继增建湖泊、园林与寺院，直至十一世纪最终被废弃。

The capital of Sri Lanka for nearly fifteen centuries, founded by King Paṇḍukābhaya on the site of earlier settlements and beautified over successive reigns with lakes, parks and monasteries before being finally abandoned in the eleventh century.