Sitawaka fort (Sinhala: සීතාවක බලකොටුව, romanized: Sitawaka Balakotuwa; Tamil: சீதவாக்கைக் கோட்டை, romanized: Cītavākkaik Kōṭṭai), was built by the Sitawaka kingdom in Avissawella, Sri Lanka.[1] It was adjoined with the palace of king Rajasinha I. The fort had been mounted with cannon on the river bank.[2]
Sitawaka fort is destroyed along with palace of king and only the ruins can be seen today by the side of the Avissawella – Panawala road.[3]
Referencesedit
^"Sitawaka". VOC Sri Lanka. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
^"Mayadunne and Rajasinha I". The Island. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
^"Sitawaka: A lost medieval kingdom". Ceylon Today. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
November 23, 2023
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