Territorial change of Anuradhapura (Anurādhapura)

“Anuradhapura”(Anurādhapura) — appears in this map’s data from 291 BC to AD 1017. Its territory was largest in 291 BC – AD 77, at ≈ 74 thousand km².

Territory by period

PeriodArea
291 BC – AD 77≈ 74 thousand km²
AD 78 – 438≈ 74 thousand km²
AD 439 – 616≈ 74 thousand km²
AD 617 – 1014≈ 74 thousand km²
AD 1015 – 1017≈ 74 thousand km²
291 BCAD 1017

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in 291 BC – AD 77 (map drawing). Neighbouring countries are not drawn.

Area and rank by frame

For each frame in which borders change: this country’s territory and its rank by area among the countries that have territory in that frame (first 150 frames shown, 220 in total).

FrameAreaRank
291 BC≈ 74 thousand km²21 of 40
284 BC≈ 74 thousand km²20 of 39
283 BC≈ 74 thousand km²20 of 39
281 BC≈ 74 thousand km²20 of 39
279 BC≈ 74 thousand km²20 of 43
277 BC≈ 74 thousand km²20 of 43
275 BC≈ 74 thousand km²21 of 43
272 BC≈ 74 thousand km²21 of 44
271 BC≈ 74 thousand km²23 of 45
264 BC≈ 74 thousand km²22 of 45
256 BC≈ 74 thousand km²22 of 44
247 BC≈ 74 thousand km²24 of 43
239 BC≈ 74 thousand km²25 of 45
230 BC≈ 74 thousand km²25 of 43
225 BC≈ 74 thousand km²27 of 43
223 BC≈ 74 thousand km²25 of 41
222 BC≈ 74 thousand km²23 of 39
218 BC≈ 74 thousand km²22 of 38
216 BC≈ 74 thousand km²22 of 38
212 BC≈ 74 thousand km²22 of 39
210 BC≈ 74 thousand km²20 of 38
208 BC≈ 74 thousand km²24 of 46
206 BC≈ 74 thousand km²26 of 56
203 BC≈ 74 thousand km²23 of 40
202 BC≈ 74 thousand km²22 of 39
197 BC≈ 74 thousand km²24 of 43
188 BC≈ 74 thousand km²28 of 44
170 BC≈ 74 thousand km²26 of 43
164 BC≈ 74 thousand km²26 of 40
144 BC≈ 74 thousand km²26 of 39
126 BC≈ 74 thousand km²26 of 37
110 BC≈ 74 thousand km²26 of 38
91 BC≈ 74 thousand km²24 of 39
87 BC≈ 74 thousand km²23 of 36
77 BC≈ 74 thousand km²23 of 37
66 BC≈ 74 thousand km²24 of 35
63 BC≈ 74 thousand km²23 of 43
50 BC≈ 74 thousand km²24 of 46
49 BC≈ 74 thousand km²24 of 46
48 BC≈ 74 thousand km²24 of 46
46 BC≈ 74 thousand km²23 of 45
44 BC≈ 74 thousand km²23 of 45
42 BC≈ 74 thousand km²23 of 45
41 BC≈ 74 thousand km²23 of 45
40 BC≈ 74 thousand km²23 of 45
36 BC≈ 74 thousand km²25 of 49
31 BC≈ 74 thousand km²26 of 49
30 BC≈ 74 thousand km²26 of 49
27 BC≈ 74 thousand km²24 of 47
25 BC≈ 74 thousand km²21 of 44
19 BC≈ 74 thousand km²22 of 44
14 BC≈ 74 thousand km²22 of 44
AD 1≈ 74 thousand km²23 of 45
AD 6≈ 74 thousand km²23 of 45
AD 9≈ 74 thousand km²23 of 45
AD 14≈ 74 thousand km²22 of 43
AD 23≈ 74 thousand km²21 of 41
AD 30≈ 74 thousand km²22 of 42
AD 43≈ 74 thousand km²23 of 44
AD 51≈ 74 thousand km²23 of 43
AD 60≈ 74 thousand km²23 of 43
AD 68≈ 74 thousand km²23 of 42
AD 78≈ 74 thousand km²23 of 42
AD 84≈ 74 thousand km²24 of 42
AD 91≈ 74 thousand km²22 of 41
AD 106≈ 74 thousand km²20 of 40
AD 114≈ 74 thousand km²19 of 36
AD 117≈ 74 thousand km²20 of 36
AD 127≈ 74 thousand km²20 of 39
AD 154≈ 74 thousand km²20 of 41
AD 161≈ 74 thousand km²19 of 40
AD 165≈ 74 thousand km²20 of 42
AD 184≈ 74 thousand km²20 of 41
AD 197≈ 74 thousand km²21 of 42
AD 207≈ 74 thousand km²22 of 44
AD 215≈ 74 thousand km²22 of 44
AD 224≈ 74 thousand km²23 of 43
AD 238≈ 74 thousand km²21 of 42
AD 247≈ 74 thousand km²21 of 42
AD 260≈ 74 thousand km²21 of 38
AD 261≈ 74 thousand km²23 of 40
AD 263≈ 74 thousand km²22 of 40
AD 265≈ 74 thousand km²22 of 40
AD 270≈ 74 thousand km²22 of 40
AD 283≈ 74 thousand km²19 of 38
AD 287≈ 74 thousand km²21 of 43
AD 299≈ 74 thousand km²21 of 43
AD 306≈ 74 thousand km²25 of 43
AD 308≈ 74 thousand km²25 of 43
AD 311≈ 74 thousand km²25 of 43
AD 313≈ 74 thousand km²25 of 43
AD 324≈ 74 thousand km²27 of 45
AD 337≈ 74 thousand km²28 of 47
AD 338≈ 74 thousand km²28 of 47
AD 347≈ 74 thousand km²26 of 46
AD 353≈ 74 thousand km²28 of 49
AD 358≈ 74 thousand km²28 of 50
AD 367≈ 74 thousand km²28 of 51
AD 371≈ 74 thousand km²27 of 48
AD 373≈ 74 thousand km²27 of 47
AD 378≈ 74 thousand km²25 of 45
AD 383≈ 74 thousand km²24 of 44
AD 387≈ 74 thousand km²33 of 53
AD 390≈ 74 thousand km²33 of 53
AD 392≈ 74 thousand km²33 of 52
AD 394≈ 74 thousand km²31 of 50
AD 395≈ 74 thousand km²32 of 51
AD 396≈ 74 thousand km²31 of 51
AD 397≈ 74 thousand km²32 of 53
AD 402≈ 74 thousand km²33 of 54
AD 407≈ 74 thousand km²33 of 55
AD 410≈ 74 thousand km²33 of 54
AD 414≈ 74 thousand km²34 of 56
AD 417≈ 74 thousand km²33 of 55
AD 426≈ 74 thousand km²33 of 55
AD 439≈ 74 thousand km²31 of 50
AD 441≈ 74 thousand km²30 of 50
AD 443≈ 74 thousand km²31 of 51
AD 451≈ 74 thousand km²31 of 50
AD 452≈ 74 thousand km²31 of 50
AD 455≈ 74 thousand km²34 of 52
AD 458≈ 74 thousand km²34 of 52
AD 459≈ 74 thousand km²33 of 52
AD 462≈ 74 thousand km²35 of 54
AD 469≈ 74 thousand km²34 of 55
AD 476≈ 74 thousand km²35 of 57
AD 480≈ 74 thousand km²36 of 57
AD 490≈ 74 thousand km²35 of 55
AD 500≈ 74 thousand km²34 of 54
AD 510≈ 74 thousand km²35 of 53
AD 523≈ 74 thousand km²35 of 54
AD 534≈ 74 thousand km²33 of 56
AD 536≈ 74 thousand km²33 of 56
AD 540≈ 74 thousand km²35 of 64
AD 546≈ 74 thousand km²38 of 64
AD 555≈ 74 thousand km²39 of 67
AD 561≈ 74 thousand km²40 of 68
AD 567≈ 74 thousand km²39 of 68
AD 569≈ 74 thousand km²39 of 68
AD 577≈ 74 thousand km²39 of 70
AD 587≈ 74 thousand km²38 of 67
AD 592≈ 74 thousand km²38 of 70
AD 602≈ 74 thousand km²37 of 69
AD 612≈ 74 thousand km²35 of 68
AD 617≈ 74 thousand km²34 of 65
AD 623≈ 74 thousand km²38 of 69
AD 626≈ 74 thousand km²38 of 67
AD 627≈ 74 thousand km²38 of 67
AD 628≈ 74 thousand km²37 of 65
AD 629≈ 74 thousand km²40 of 68

Its highest rank was in AD 114: number 36 of 19.

Territory exchanged with

Computed from changes in territory between frames (only changes of about 20,000 km² or more are counted; these are not actual routes of advance). Top 1 by area.

FrameOther countryArea
AD 1018lostChola Empire≈ 74 thousand km²

Wikipedia summary

Anuradhapura (Sinhala: අනුරාධපුරය, romanised: Anurādhapuraya, IPA: [ənuraːd̪əpurəjə]; Tamil: அனுராதபுரம், romanised: Aṉurātapuram, IPA: [ɐnuɾaːðɐβuɾɐm]) is a major city located in the north central plain of Sri Lanka.

Wikipedia (English) “Anuradhapura”, introduction (first sentences) · text under CC BY-SA 4.0 · read more on Wikipedia

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