sri jayawardenepura kotte became the capital in 1782.
when did sri jayawardenepura kotte become the capital?
1782
in 1391, following the conquest of the jaffna kingdom by prince sapumal (sembahap perumal), kotte was given the epithet 'sri jayawardhanapura' ('resplendent city of growing victory'). it became the capital of the ancient kingdom of kotte, which it remained until the end of the 16th century.





















































from the ramparts to the magnificent three storied buildings that housed the kings palace, laterite and clay were the main raw material used in its construction. one of the places from which the laterite blocks were mined can be seen even today inside the premises of ananda sasthralaya (a local school).
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sri jayawardenepura kotte, commonly known as kotte (), is the official, administrative capital of sri lanka. sri jayawardenepura kotte is a satellite city and within the urban area of sri lanka's de facto economic and legislative capital, colombo. 





















































sri jayawardenapura kotte municipal council area is bounded in:





















































bullet::::- the north by kolonnawa urban council area,





















































bullet::::- the north-east by the kotikawatta–mulleriyawa pradeshiya sabha area,





















































bullet::::- the east by the kaduwela municipal council area,





















































bullet::::- the south-east by the maharagama urban council area,





















































bullet::::- the south-west by the dehiwala-mount lavinia municipal council and
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