Malaya Rata

Malaya Rata, also called the Sri Lankan Upcountry or Sri Lankan Up-Country[1] is the mountainous areas of central Sri Lanka.

It is also one of the three historical regions of the island of Sri Lanka alongside Rajarata and Ruhunu Rata. Malaya Rata was historically known to house the natives tribes; Yaksha, Raksha, and to a certain extent the Naga.[2] Numerous kingdoms based in Sri Lanka ruled over this area alongside the rest of Sri Lanka. The most notable of which was the Kandyan Kingdom, which consistently controlled most or all of Malaya Rata throughout its 346 years of existence from 1469 to 1815, and had its capital Kandy situated roughly in the center of Malaya Rata.[3]

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References

  1. ^ Lanka, Sri; Karunatissa Atukorala Sisira; Pinnawala, Kumara; Thushara Kamalrathne; Poornika Seelagama (2010), THE PLANTATION SECTOR IN TRANSITION: Research on the Upcountry Plantation Sector in Sri Lanka, Unpublished, doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.14768.79365, retrieved 2026-03-03
  2. ^ "History of the Kandyan Kingdom - Central Provincial Council - Sri Lanka". www.cp.gov.lk. Archived from the original on 2016-11-04. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  3. ^ "History - Central Provincial Council - Sri Lanka". www.cp.gov.lk. Retrieved 2026-03-03.



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