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Item පුරාතන ශ්රී ලංකාවේ රාජ්යත්වයේ ආරම්භය සහ විකාශය පිළිබද සෙල්ලිපි මූලාශ්රය ඇසුරින් කෙරෙන ඓතිහාසික විමර්ශනයක්(Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2024) Ransirini, J. M. C.The research historically examines the origin and the evolution of kinship from the 3rd century B.C to the end of the 16th century B.C. The academic scope spans from the 3rd century B.C. to the end of the 16th century B.C. The inscriptions, which are primary sources, reveal limited information about the nature of the kinship of the rulers, evolution and development of the kinship. The limitation of those facts is a major issue confronted by historical researchers. In this research, the inscriptions, the secondary sources and the archaeological sources were used and hidden information about the political role of the Sri Lankan kings could be revealed. The primary sources play a major role in studying historical facts and it helps for an accurate and specific study about the history. The research focuses on the manner in which the origin, evolution, behavior, role, daily routine and bureaucratic regime influence Sri Lankan history. The inscriptions, which were written between the 3rd century B.C. and the end of the 16th century B.C., have mentioned the evolution of the kingship during the Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Dambadeniya, Yapahuwa, Kurunegala, Kotte and Kandy eras. In those eras, the ruling power was centralized around the king and the major duties of the king were providing security to the countrymen, expanding the kingdom and protecting the boundaries. The behavioral patterns related to the royal lives of the kings have directly impacted the political history in Sri Lanka. The well-being of the rulers was also decided accordingly. Thus, it can be concluded that the political behaviors of the rulers have equally impacted the existence of the state in Sri Lanka.Item ජනශ්රැතියේ නිරූපිත සාලිය-අශෝකමාලා ප්රේම වෘත්තාන්තය තුළ සැඟව ඇති සන්නිවේදනාර්ථ(Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2024) Wickrama, A. S. M.As lovers Saliya and Ashokamala are a unique pair of characters rooted in folklore, literature and history. Further, Saliya-Mala is the Sri Lankan symbol of immortal lovers of world literature like Rama-Sita, Radha-Krishna, Romeo-Juliet and Shah Jahan-Mumtaz, who are revered in world history. This becomes the most interesting royal story because Saliya is the son of King Dutugemunu, the hero of this country's history, and his lover Mala (Ashoka Mala) belongs to the lowest caste called Rodi (Sadol/Chandala). These two are also prominent figures in local art. In addition, this story has a significant place in the folklore of this country in terms of religion, social background, ancient irrigation system, agriculture, beliefs, ancient social system, medical system, governance and monarchy. According to the introductory story of the Mahavamsa, the most significant historical source in the country, Saliya and Mala were rejected by the royal family. Therefore, Mala is rooted in the society as a low caste woman. There are many legends about them, outside the Anuradhapura city. According to these stories, and other historical sources, there was another reason why Prince Saliya did not receive the kingship. It is a struggle regarding the acquisition of state power. On the other hand, Prince Saliya is not greedy for state power because he is a Bodhisathva figure. According to some factors, Mala is not a low-caste woman, but the standard story says that Prince Saliya lost his kingship because of fascinating Ashokamala. The aim of this research is to examine how the reality of this love story can be revealed through the meanings of communication revealed through the stories depicted in folklore. Data collection was done through 10 interviews of Purposive Sampling under the qualitative research method and data were analyzed using inter-analysis methods. Accordingly, it seems that this love story has other reasons beyond caste, including the power struggle of the royal family. A lot of information that has not been revealed so far was also collected from these stories.