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Economics of politics in ancient Rajarata by Rajitha Weerakoon How did the economic and commercial development in the Northwest of Sri
Lanka have an impact on the island's political affairs in the first
millennium BC? And how did Rajarata emerge politically as the most
powerful kingdom with all roads leading to Anuradhapura? The focus of
attention in the ancient chronicles was on political affairs and the
development of Buddhism. Documentation on the economy and any references
made were recorded only in a political context. The economy as it existed
can therefore be analysed based on interpretations made by scholars and
assumptions on available evidence. Other Stories
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