For anyone who's considering coming to Sri Lanka now it's totally safe. There's fuel. The only minor inconvenience would be daily power shortages that might last an hour or two. You as a visitor can have a great time for a very affordable price( due to currency's worth plummeting, which is bad for the locals. But won't effect you as a tourist who has dollars).
@AlexRothman
Жыл бұрын
I would add that even during the height of the crisis, Sri Lanka was a great place to visit! The people are incredibly friendly and welcoming and I felt safe the entire time, even when the economy was falling apart
@maxenpaxen
Жыл бұрын
No
@simon_ghost_rilley252
5 ай бұрын
yes@@maxenpaxen
@vimukthimahakumbura1284
Жыл бұрын
What a legend you're. This is so inspiring. Imagine doing this much research on a foreign country, capturing the best shots possible and producing a superb video. Man if you're going to form a team, I would totally join!
@AlexRothman
Жыл бұрын
Wow, thanks man! I've been blown away by the reception to some of these videos and you'll be getting more of them soon
@thusharajayamanna9254
Жыл бұрын
You better know some history of the country you live to avoid unnecessary Wow...
@neoanderz
Жыл бұрын
This video is giving chills to all Sri Lankans who watch it.! The detail is amazing, I never knew such facts about Sri Lanka!
@SumuduVNagodavithana
2 ай бұрын
I know right.
@blinkburrito7101
Жыл бұрын
Love these videos! As an overseas Sri Lankan, I find it so hard to connect with my culture, but these videos really help me to learn more about Sri Lanka!
@AlexRothman
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment! That really is validating to hear. More to come very soon
@samneth24
Жыл бұрын
Read 1805 The History of Ceylon by Captain Robert Parcival you can read PDF its fantastic things about the country itself !!
@geenadasilva9287
Жыл бұрын
Ditto! I only connected with a Sri Lankan relative a few days ago due to my being adopted. Visited near the end of the civil war. Fascinated to learn all I can about my father's country of birth.
@seniraranasinghe645
Жыл бұрын
The significance of the tooth of Buddha is it mostly functions like the Excalibur. Who ever has the tooth is the ruler
@AlexRothman
Жыл бұрын
Great analogy!
@dilipaweeratunga
Жыл бұрын
It is for real!even the british had to posses the Holy Relic to become legitanate.
@evanwilliam9582
Жыл бұрын
when did the British possess the tooth ?
@duleepchanmugam4421
11 ай бұрын
tooth is not real it was distroyed
@seniraranasinghe645
11 ай бұрын
@@duleepchanmugam4421 source ?
@jimmylikestotravel
2 күн бұрын
You so tastefully blend geopolitical history with your own travel experiences. I absolutely love this style of content covering both at the same time. Big fan of the channel since I found it the other day. Please keep making videos!!
@moezuniga8714
7 ай бұрын
I just discovered your channel this morning and I’ve binged about 6 episodes already. Good work!
@dilipaweeratunga
Жыл бұрын
Caste system was minimal in classical history of SL. But, during Kandyan kindom when Buddhism started to decline and hindu practces and indian customs started to spread, caste system became strong
@devapala879
Жыл бұрын
and how did that "spread of Indian customs" happen?
@dilipaweeratunga
Жыл бұрын
@@devapala879 cuz the king had south indian origins.
@nmarc
Жыл бұрын
In Future Sri Lankan history that should be written Alex Rothman's discovery of Sri Lankan History. It's that much more valuable and informative. Love this series man. Appreciate your effort, Good Luck!❤️👑🇱🇰 PS: I Just wanted to search for some footage of ethnic conflicts. Here I got a full bundle of Sri Lankan history.
@deela262
Жыл бұрын
There were no "ethnic" conflicts. What there was were the power stuggles by the rulers to rein kingdoms. In 1980s there was implanted terrorist activism by a tamil minority blown out to the world ( and the locals) as an ethnic conflict. Corrupt politicians had an agenda to create conflict, not the masses to live in conflict . But after govt ended terrorism there's lots of hatred spread through planned propaganda.
@seniraranasinghe645
Жыл бұрын
I've been eagerly waiting for your video. Well done
@AlexRothman
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching
@yehanfernando8323
Жыл бұрын
Man!! These videos are golden!! This research is next level and the extremes you’ve been to documenting this video is just remarkable and priceless! Amongst all the chaos that the country went through and the hardships you had to face through the crisis, you my friend had done a great job to demonstrate the horrible times of Sri Lanka last year! Respect 🫡
@olajuwon17
10 ай бұрын
Wow these videos are really well done! It's hard to find videos delving into the history of Sri Lanka. Thanks and much appreciated!
@angelawhitehead6187
7 ай бұрын
Great video. All the problems including the economic ones still not addressed
@nilupulimedagama3839
Жыл бұрын
surreal talent in making documentaries and i loved the comment on the backyards of the houses when you go on the train and the witty way in which it was told. the intro in this series is lit.
@LoveJoyPeace378
Ай бұрын
Dear Alex! Wasn't to commend you warmly! You've done an excellent job on the history of Sri Lanka (Ceylon)! I'm nearly 80 and did Ceylon history for my A Levels in 1962 in Zahira College, Colombo. Your 24-minute summary was brilliant!🎉🎉🎉
@Yehan_Namarathna
Жыл бұрын
I must say, I thoroughly enjoyed watching your video. It provided a clear and concise perspective on the matter at hand, which I found to be highly informative and enlightening. Grateful for the time and effort you put into creating such a well-crafted piece of content ✨️
@AlexRothman
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@philbland
Жыл бұрын
Dude I’m about to travel and Vlog there on 3rd august your videos are super useful thanks 🙏🏻
@almostdoneneverfinished
11 ай бұрын
Dude what a video! You got it all man, I can't watch another clickbait video or "top things to do" - this is my new standard for travel videos🤩🤩
@eshikaudayanawanigasekara
Жыл бұрын
# visitsrilanka ❤ from 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka......😮 stay in Sri Lanka ...Live like Sri Lankan...Keep Explore 👍
@emilygover7961
Жыл бұрын
This is excellent. It's everything I need and that I have never found in another travel video.
@wnd9434
Жыл бұрын
Wow, excellent video. You deserve more views
@AlexRothman
Жыл бұрын
Glad you think so!
@stefanie.elinor
Жыл бұрын
Excellent video Alex. Just a note at around 6:42 There are actually a massive number of Dutch words all over Sri Lanka, in the form of towns, street names, buildings, etc. and the Burghers WERE the Dutch, not a separate “mixed race” Dutch. There were Dutch Burghers and Portuguese Burghers, and while some probably married Sinhalese or Tamil, I believe most married other Europeans (they kept meticulous records). Even after the British took over, the Dutch Burghers were still a large part of the ‘ruling class’ of Sri Lanka. A lot of them left in the 1950s due to the language law and their concerns over the incoming government.
@VideoVerdict
21 күн бұрын
So you say Burghers were the Dutch. And then you mention the Portuguese Burghers. The were mixed race Eurasians. Unless you want to call some 17th century Dutch "city dweller" living in Colombo as Burgher. Burghers enjoyed a lot of privilege over centuries just like Anglo Indians in India. However after 1950s they lost a lot of racist privileges they enjoyed and played the white card to enter Australia for example.
@stefanie.elinor
21 күн бұрын
@@VideoVerdict Do you think Sri Lanka, from the departure of the British to today, has been a safer and more prosperous nation than it was during the time of British or Dutch occupation? And yes, many ‘played the white card’ to enter Australia. Just like in Australia, many play the ‘indigenous’ card for government benefits. ‘Racist’ policies are everywhere.
@KimRose-b8y
2 ай бұрын
Wow! I finally stumbled on a channel that covers interesting geographic places you dont normally hear about.nrhank you. I'm hooked. Love the vids . Keep up the good work.
@AkbarPul10
Жыл бұрын
I was waiting for this video for the past month. Amazing story and perfectly filmed, Mr Alex you never disappoint)))
@AlexRothman
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@tharakatimes
Жыл бұрын
You have done a good and accurate research on Srilanka...Kudos mate !
@halah-maryamnaufel8653
2 ай бұрын
Woah a properly articulate and informative video on the history of our own country better than our history books narrate. Thank you for compiling this masterpiece🙏🏼
@GeeMiFe
Ай бұрын
Superb research and video footage 👏🏼
@Therealtuxedo
Жыл бұрын
your awesome man, love these johnny Harris style videos, i wish sri lankans took such an interest in our culture and history
@SlMinority
Жыл бұрын
Once again, you nailed nit man. Love the content. You are much better than a Sri Lankan making these content. So much of knowledge Keep up the good work.
@AlexRothman
Жыл бұрын
So kind of you to say, more videos coming soon!
@elephasconsulting7566
8 ай бұрын
Very thoughtful perspective.
@chamara5309
Жыл бұрын
Your content is so well-made; you deserve more subs than this! It's great to work perfectly through the flow of our history; I have learned a lot from your videos, so thank you. For the following video of this series, I literally cannot wait. Please touch these, if possible, or keep them in mind. Feel free to ignore this comment if I am asking too much of you. It's regarding ignorance. Usually done systematically in the education system. If possible, may I give a suggestion for your next video regarding the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka...Please try to address the fact that schools in Sri Lanka do not even touch it; though "winning the war" celebrations have mostly died out with the hatred for those once war heroes like Gotabaya, the fact that it existed at all is disappointing. The education system for Sinhalese students fails to give correct information, if any information regarding all of the conflicts in an unbiased manner, and even in history textbooks of Sinhala medium kind, they will often refer to Sri Lankans as the Sinhalese, which changes the way we observe our history. Lots of history is plainly either colonisers or random kings who built tanks, both are great to learn about, but modern history is scarce. There's a lot of deep-rooted nationalism in our systems that keep most Sinhalese of the country's future citizens in the dark about everything. The conversation about the LTTE is controversial; I don't think the word controversial is strong enough to describe it, but that conversation has to be had. It is one filled with generations of trauma and generations of misguidance. Sinhalese tend to ignore crimes of the government, and Tamils tend to ignore crimes of LTTE, but this is a rough generalisation. It would also be valuable if you could provide insight into how people we now consider Sinhalese and Tamil worked together in the pre-colonial times, certainly not without their own conflicts. Still, it was never about religion or based on their identity; it was regarding the territory. Post-colonisation, with the emergence of universal suffrage, everything changed. The Sinhalese government discriminated against Sinhala-speaking Sinhalese, which led to the JVP? Anyways, I think the starting point of legislative discrimination against minorities begins with the Official language act of 1956 by SWRD, which changes the sole official language of Sri Lanka from English to Sinhala, ignoring the Tamil language. Especially for university entrance, which I think affected education access. The series of policies based on nationalism to gain votes from Sinhalese led to consequent discrimination against Tamils. This was still a war; there were crimes on all sides. Suppose textbooks were more accurate and tried to portray history instead of the glorification of the majority Sinhalese ethnic identity (which is entirely bullshit as ethnicity isn't actual). In that case, I think we could easier go into acceptance about what happened in the war. Everyone is so busy thinking about which side was right and which was not, but this exact mindset will always keep us at arm's length from understanding each other when we co-existed for so long. Acceptance can lead to so many things. Of course, I am still a student preparing for O/Ls, which is why I still do that godforsaken subject called history; I can't stand it. Watching your content along with studying is far more intriguing. I sincerely hope this is legible. You don't have to do anything. I wanted to put it out there as it is a severe issue of purposeful ignorance, and you are bringing so much awareness about our country; it would be great to see you touch this if you can. Thank you so much for your hard work; I hope this is not rude or offensive.
@AlexRothman
Жыл бұрын
Mate, thank you so much for your thoughtful comment! A lot of the things you touched on will be in the next videos, hopefully I can cover the things you want in enough depth. Travelling through Sri Lanka, I talked to a lot of people about this stuff. I know in these next videos I'm going to be covering some stuff that a LOT of people are going to object to but I think as an outsider I can be a bit more neutral, and I formed my opinions by talking to a lot of people on both sides. It's really reassuring to hear from a Sri Lankan that appreciates the neutrality I'm trying to achieve. But yes, videos on the origins of the war, on the LTTE, on the JVP uprisings and then current Sri Lankan politics are all coming...
@slovajleclerc9093
Жыл бұрын
Man took almost 30 years to realize this your only 17 wow
@janchris1102
7 ай бұрын
very informative and entertainment, thank you for the great piece
@baconian_road_construction
10 күн бұрын
The story of the Tooth Relic being pounded to dust is very interesting. This was never taught to us in history class, in fact we still have the relic and parade it around Kandy once a year. At least we think we do. The relic is kept in a gold encasement that the public doesn't get to see inside. It's possible that either the Portugese or the Kandians lied about it at the time. But if the Kandians lied, then that means they've kept up the charade for over 500 years now.
@spiritedhermit
Жыл бұрын
Very insightful. Thank you for your amazing research. Just a small thing, the description says 1905 to 1948, shouldn't it read 1505 to 1948?
@AlexRothman
Жыл бұрын
Yes you are exactly right! Thanks a lot for pointing this out
@volanguitar
Жыл бұрын
This is amazing, interesting and very important , 100% accurate
@dopehash
Жыл бұрын
Hey, I'm a Buddhist and that (3:02) never happened, the Portuguese didn't get their hands on the Tooth Relic. The relic's duties were entrusted with the Sinhalese king therefore it was almost impossible for the Protugese to steal the relic
@veronikastrickler3924
Жыл бұрын
Exactly
@AlexRothman
Жыл бұрын
I'm just going based on the history I've read, much of it written by Sri Lankan historians. But thanks for watching and engaging with the video!
@tamarind1459
Жыл бұрын
The Portuguese destroyed a duplicate.
@nero8837
Жыл бұрын
The king that rule Kandy at that time was Tamil/Telugu descendent, his name Sri Vikrama Rajashingan and then Singhalized as Rajasinhe
@tamarind1459
Жыл бұрын
@@nero8837 so? The still supported Buddhism and learnt Sinhale as they were king of Sinhale. They did not impose their culture here on the citizens.
@thilangakannangara4642
Жыл бұрын
Hi, I’m a Sri Lankan mum living in Melbourne.My kids asked me about foreign invasions.This is the best video I found.you are amazing.and one more thing I was born and raised in Galle.Keep up your amazing work.Good Luck
@akashgodagandeniya
Жыл бұрын
5:09 in ceylon caste system was not strict as in india. It was similar but not strict the ceylon caste system was designed in a way that it protect the cultural, social etc. aspects without being mutated. PS: keep up the great work ❤ love it
@kumaragurusubramanian581
Жыл бұрын
As if u know abt Indian caste system very much... India is not a island men, it's too diverse than srilanka and so does it's caste system..
@devapala879
Жыл бұрын
Apologists for caste in India similar things
@tamarind1459
Жыл бұрын
Alex you are a great traveller..not a tourist..your videos have great research and depth..
@AlexRothman
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for watching!
@freecommentor
Жыл бұрын
03:00 Don't know where you found this story from. As a 🇱🇰🇱🇰 Buddhist I can confirm there is enough archeological evidence that the tooth relic was never captured by Portuguese. Edit: Thanks Dilmith. With your input I guess my last sentence should be revised to: “As a 🇱🇰🇱🇰 Buddhist I can confirm there is enough archeological evidence that the tooth relic in Kandy is the original one.
@AlexRothman
Жыл бұрын
I believe I got that from venerable Sri Lankan historian Kingsley de Silva
@veronikastrickler3924
Жыл бұрын
I was waiting for this comment
@freecommentor
Жыл бұрын
@@AlexRothman Hope to give an answer after studying more. Thanks for the fact, which I never heard of.
@freecommentor
Жыл бұрын
Well... still I couldn't study further. But watched the video again. Presidential under pants Presidential booze... 😂😂
@Desertfox18
Жыл бұрын
@@freecommentor The story goes like this: The tooth relic was captured by the Portuguese and was sent to Goan governor. The king of Burma paid money to get the tooth relic from Portuguese. Archbishop of Goa knew this soon. He instructed the Portuguese governor of Goa to not to give it to Burma. The archbishop got the custody of the Tooth relic, then he crushed the tooth relic in a mortar infront of a huge crowd saying it's Pagan. However it is said that it was a replica of the real tooth relic and the actual tooth relic is the one that's still in Kandy.
@isharauditha4257
2 ай бұрын
Hi Alex, regarding your claim about the tooth relic at 3:00, it doesn't align with the history I learned as a Sri Lankan. Could you please provide the sources where you found that information? (for study purpose) the video was great, well done!❤
@80580670
5 ай бұрын
This is excellent video. It is pearl of the Indian ocean. ♥
@FreedomBreeze24
2 ай бұрын
loved it, you're very talented
@dev9100-luv-the-world
18 күн бұрын
very informative
@rizzcadoo
Жыл бұрын
as a sri lankan, tysm for putting effort into this video
@caoimhewillemoes1585
8 күн бұрын
When did you go to Sri Lanka? Thanks for a very informative video
@danielmota1095
Жыл бұрын
Simply illuminating!!! mate.
@withanaperera2883
Жыл бұрын
First of all, I LOVE your vedios, and THANK YOU for taking about Sri Lanka!!! While the colonial rule of course was not the ideal, I believe the post-independence era was much worse. I am eagerly waiting to see the next video!!!
@AlexRothman
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment, hopefully the next video won't be too far away
@coffecoding
Жыл бұрын
These videos deserve more than 50m views.
@MrDaskon
Жыл бұрын
Great content. Keep up the good work
@AlexRothman
Жыл бұрын
Thanks, will do!
@Methu_Ka
2 ай бұрын
The Portuguese suffered their biggest defeat in the battle with Prince Tikiri, so they retreated to Fort Colombo.
@SumuduVNagodavithana
2 ай бұрын
I live in the US now and I love your work a lot. Keep up the good work. Your work is more unbiased; usually, videos like this have a Sinhalese perspective and are biased.
@DieNetaDie
Жыл бұрын
The good people of Sri Lanka deserve so much more.
@AJALEEL99
Жыл бұрын
You have done a beautiful job, Alex Rothman. The video is full of historical drawings and photos make it impressive. Thank you.
@wheresmyeyebrow1608
Жыл бұрын
1:47 Love that blur you do to represent that 'purposeful fog to cineamon production'
@sardar_gurjot
Жыл бұрын
Very good quality lecture videos!
@isuruanurud
Жыл бұрын
Wow nice work keep it up .
@rushilabeykoon3162
Жыл бұрын
Wonderful and accurate content. Extremely well researched and nicely organized as well... eagerly waiting for the next video
@AlexRothman
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and commenting, working on the next one as we speak!
@davidprosser7278
Жыл бұрын
A balanced video. Well done.
@malithaw
Жыл бұрын
Great video as usual. Looking forward for your next video and I know this is nigh impossible but I hope you will be able to portray the civil war and insurrection without enraging either party lol
@AlexRothman
Жыл бұрын
That's definitely impossible, but I'll be covering it in depth and from as neutral a position as I can. But I'm already anticipating the blow back...
@malithaw
Жыл бұрын
@@AlexRothman Good luck man because you will need it lol.
@chacmool2581
4 сағат бұрын
14:21 How is Sinhalese pronounced? I hear SinHalese, SinGalese and SineGalese on this video alone. Which one is it?
@ruwanthiarachchi9272
Жыл бұрын
I stopped my busy schedule for a while and watched the full video. it's unfolded well researched great content through out the video with background soothing voice. All together we should save Sri Lanka with the support of foreigners like you. We should preserve the Sri Lanka as a world heritage.
@AlexRothman
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for watching and for commenting, more videos are on there way!
@zakhACB
11 ай бұрын
great video
@hevidu4896
Жыл бұрын
The quality of your videos far exceeds the "history" we are taught, mostly in school books written about kings of the past and by word of mouth, never before have I seen a proper recounting of recent events, only your content has done any justice to the matter.
@AlexRothman
Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much, I hope you enjoy the rest of the videos in the series!
@හේෂාන්පෙරේරා
Жыл бұрын
🤔🤔🤔 Never before heard about portuguese captured Tooth Relic Where did you found that
@FrenchNapoléon8
2 ай бұрын
As a Sri Lankan Thank you sir
@damindadineshimaduwagamage9044
Жыл бұрын
Stupid Portuguese took a replica of the tooth relics made with elephant tusks. Sinhalese at that time were clever in creating ornaments from elephant tusks. They made this kind of replica once even for a Burmese king who demanded to hand over the tooth relic.
@Ghost-ze3dw
Ай бұрын
Okay yeah sure buddy
@itsjakepage
Жыл бұрын
The most underrated creator on KZitem! I'll fight anyone who disagrees
@AlexRothman
Жыл бұрын
Haha thanks my brother!
@YeshuaKingMessiah
7 ай бұрын
Pls do a series on Siam! I’m enchanted with Siam and have been for many decades.
@drishtisanger3899
7 ай бұрын
I think it was a great effort, but still missing a lot because it still doesn't explain well enough "What the Europeans did to Sri Lanka". I understand the issue because I am struggling to create something about Vietnam and go into colonialism and tie it back to the present. Therefore, limiting the scope or reworking the title to create more of a realistic expectation of the video would have been a good strategy. Just my 2 cents. Oh, and I really liked the music you chose. e
@asha8443
7 ай бұрын
As a south Asian, it’s important to revisit how the Europeans plundered the riches and treasures of our part of the world.
@john_____
5 күн бұрын
Before portuguese came , those Costal places were filled with sinhalese villages it was a part of kingdom of kandy, 90% of socalled sri lankan tamil was Brought here by portuguese , dutch , british to costal aria to work as slave workers time to time from india, for various slave purposes (before they were lower cast tamils in india , Sakkiliyar, roddi,.. etc , who later became suicide attackers and were forced to do so by upper cast tamils ) after the massacred of those costal living sinhalese by colonizers then immediately sinhalese villages became tamil villages , after ponnambalam ramathan (also migrated from south india and who didn' t even knew much about ceylon people or culture and british gave him higher possession in government than sinhalese becouse sinhalese were always fighting for freedom against the british ) became registar general changed those indian tamils Identity as a ceylon tamils and nowadays they says they are oldest here , my advice you to read old ceylon gazettes and what was did by Ponnambalam ramathan and arunachalem🧐 and read old portuguese , dutch colonial records 26 years of civil war was created by Tamil Cast system and British , dutch and portuguese 500 years of colonialism and their slave labours outnumbered native people and disenfranchised the identity of vanni and north-eastern coastal living sinhalese.
@minukaasel
Жыл бұрын
This is top notch! ස්තුතියි.. ❤
@AlexRothman
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@Shimraan
Жыл бұрын
Love your videos man♥
@AlexRothman
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@Karma-p4u
Жыл бұрын
Vijayan was not only the first Kallathoni of the island of Sri Lanka, but also the invader who invaded the island of Sri Lanka by doing bad ethnic mingling. When Vijayan arrived in Sri Lanka, Vijayan was neither a Sinhalese nor a Buddhist. The Sinhalese race did not expand in Vijayan's way. Even taking the Mahavamsa data as sources of logic, it must be assumed that Vijayan's descent stops within the Mahiyangana. It is through Gweni.Vijayan Sri Lanka is the chosen island (Chosen Land) by Lord Buddha in 2500 BC to maintain and develop Buddhist dharma and the theory of "Dhammadeepa" is built according to this. This concept is similar to the Jewish doctrine of the Promised Land.The Mahavamsa says that Vijaya and his companions set foot in Sri Lanka on the day of Visakhapurnami, when the Buddha was attaining parinirvana, and the Mahavamsa said that Gautama Buddha, who was attaining nirvana, said that Vijaya and his descendants would protect Buddhism. According to Mahavamsa he established the Buddhist Sinhalese polity. Vijayan kills and crushes the director race in Sri Lanka by using the leader of the director race, Queni. Together with Gweni, two children are born. But when he came to power, he chased away Gweni and her children and along with his comrades brought the women of the Pandya royal clan to Madurai for marriage. But no children were born to Vijayan and the Pandya princess.That is, the Sinhalese race did not prosper because of Vijaya. The banished Gweni-born returned to live in the forests and remained as nomads!!!!විජයන් යනු ශ්රී ලංකා දිවයිනේ පළමු කල්ලතෝනි පමණක් නොව, නරක වාර්ගික මිශ්රවීම් කරමින් ශ්රී ලංකා දූපත ආක්රමණය කළ ආක්රමණිකයා ද විය. විජයන් ලංකාවට එන විට විජයන් සිංහලයකු හෝ බෞද්ධයකු නොවීය. සිංහල ජාතිය ප්රසාරණය වූයේ විජයන්ගේ මාර්ගයෙන් නොවේ. මහාවංස දත්ත තාර්කික මූලාශ්ර ලෙස ගත්තද විජයන්ගේ පහළ වීම නතර වන්නේ මහියංගනය තුළ බව උපකල්පනය කළ යුතුය. ඒ Gweni.Vijayan හරහා ක්රිස්තු පූර්ව 2500 දී බුදු රජාණන් වහන්සේ විසින් බෞද්ධ ධර්මය පවත්වාගෙන යාමට සහ දියුණු කිරීමට තෝරාගත් දිවයින (තෝරාගත් දේශය) ශ්රී ලංකාව වන අතර "ධම්මදීප" න්යාය ගොඩනැගෙන්නේ ඒ අනුවය. මෙම සංකල්පය යුදෙව්වන්ගේ පොරොන්දු දේශයේ මූලධර්මයට සමානය. බුදුන් වහන්සේ පරිනිර්වාණයට පත් වූ විශාඛාපූර්නමි දිනයේදී විජය සහ ඔහුගේ සගයන් ලංකාවට පා තැබූ බව මහාවංශයේ සඳහන් වන අතර ගෞතම බුදුන් වහන්සේ ලබන බව මහාවංශයේ සඳහන් වේ. නිර්වාණ, විජය සහ ඔහුගේ පරම්පරාව බුදුදහම ආරක්ෂා කරන බව පැවසීය. මහාවංශයට අනුව ඔහු බෞද්ධ සිංහල රාජ්යය පිහිටුවීය. විජයන් ලංකාවේ අධ්යක්ෂක ජාතිය මරා දමා කුඩු කරන්නේ අධ්යක්ෂක ජාතියේ නායකයා වන ක්වේනි යොදාගෙනය. ග්වේනි සමඟ දරුවන් දෙදෙනෙකු උපත ලබයි. නමුත් ඔහු බලයට පත් වූ පසු ග්වේනි සහ ඇගේ දරුවන් එළවා දැමූ අතර ඔහුගේ සගයන් සමඟ පාණ්ඩ්ය රාජකීය වංශයේ කාන්තාවන් විවාහ කර ගැනීම සඳහා මදුරෙයි වෙත ගෙන්වා ගත්තේය. නමුත් විජයන්ට සහ පාණ්ඩ්ය කුමරියට දරුවන් ඉපදුනේ නැත.එනම් විජය නිසා සිංහල ජාතිය දියුණු නොවීය. පිටුවහල් කරන ලද Gweni-උපත නැවත වනාන්තරවල වාසය කිරීමට පැමිණ නාමිකයින් ලෙස රැඳී සිටියේය!!!!!
@mairepcod4063
Ай бұрын
Thanks,
@JustWierd-YT
3 ай бұрын
Proud from SriLanka 😊
@shashi5951
2 ай бұрын
Such an educated traveller
@EmmaLovesTheWorld
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Such great videos, Alex. Appreciate your information, travel and insights. You could definitely be your own Vox channel! Keep creating more content and keep traveling -- Emma
@harlequin75
11 ай бұрын
Nothing like Sri Lankan history. All backstabbing and in-fighting. Funny thing is, it still happens.
@firstconsul001
9 ай бұрын
Proud to say I am a royalist (One of those posh english schools, 3rd generation legacy btw smiley )
@mnsamarasinghe
10 ай бұрын
Kandian kindom had not given tribute to portugese. Infact even before the kandian era portugese were defeated several times by the seethawaka king(one of which was the worset defeat portugese received at that time en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Mulleriyawa) and during kandian era was the same. The problem kings at that time had was not having a navy, (therefore king could not drive away the portugese from lower lands)
@swaggydesh4997
9 ай бұрын
Sri Lankan cinnamon was not only highly regarded, IT IS the place of origin of the spice itself. Thought that should be mentioned!
@tharu.s.bandara
2 ай бұрын
Portugese ,dutch and british destroyed the actual paradise of adam and eve..,They erased history of the oldest country and the oldest ethnic group.. I'm very lucky to born as a singhalese in this sacred island ❤️🩹We rise up agian ! Good video❤️
@slovajleclerc9093
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11:48 i don't thats a good comparison because those sri lankans aren't living in the uk as apart of colonial administrative system 11:32 i know you say "who you ask" but Kingdom of Kotte was able to control of the whole country with the support of Ming China. Even jaffna kingdom was just paying tributes i think u should've mentioned it
@5901391
Жыл бұрын
Europeans did lot of atrocities also. Should ve included that part also. Anyhow great effort creating this video
@AlexRothman
Жыл бұрын
I thought I had included a fair bit of negative things but I'm interested, which were the atrocities you are thinking of?
@viranjith
Жыл бұрын
Amazing.
@AlexRothman
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Glad you think so!
@cod133fakename
2 ай бұрын
I really want to visit Sri Lanka
@EveryoneWhoUsesThisTV
7 ай бұрын
Wanting to switch from chemical fertilizers to organic is quite laudable, but trying to do it overnight is economic suicide! :( Most countries whose infrastructure, courts and political systems were established by the British have thrived, but Sri Lanka shows that constant care and forethought is needed to maintain the precarious balance that is a functioning democracy.
@dahamguruge5168
Жыл бұрын
Talking more about Gotabhaya and Rajapaksas than Europeans 😂😂😂😂
@HotGammiris
Ай бұрын
3:10 - This is myth. Tooth of Buddhah still keeps safe in Sri Lanka.
@damisays
11 ай бұрын
Very nice video. By te way it is not a supermarket receipt. It is protest slogens the man with th mike recites one part and tge rest recite another part
@alan-c-c7996
2 ай бұрын
factual mistake the portugese were not invited by the kandyans they were allies of the kotte kingdom , which was later "gifted" to them by the last proxy king ,they were never allied withem , however the dutch and the kandyans were allies at one time managing to evit the portugeese.
@Corpselordx
3 ай бұрын
What? The supposed destruction of the tooth relic was propaganda to demoralise the Sinhalese. But it's commonly known that the real relic was snuggled to safety when the Portuguese attempted to steal it.
@jeromedevotta3406
2 ай бұрын
story time like all over the world stories fairy tales to manipulate the people
@srirajapakshe2
Жыл бұрын
great ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@mrbalangoda
10 ай бұрын
Hats off mate. Amazing video and it’s really professional. It is I believe correct to call the country Ceylon, as it is the anglicised word for the original name Sinhale’. The so-called “SriLankan Tamils” have a history about 3-400 years in the island. They were brought mainly by the previous colonial powers to work in their tobacco plantations. They were originally called Malabar Tamils as they were brought mainly from the Malabar area in south India.
@chacmool2581
4 сағат бұрын
12:19 Ah, yes, here is the moment where the Brits started the mess. Most conflicts today can be traced back to the British Empire.
@Chinthaka-pu3vr
Жыл бұрын
You are so right about the independence of Sri Lanka, This non nationalistic people ruined the entire nation. Macaulayism worked really well in Sri Lanka. Still Sri Lanka is controlled by the grand children of Thomas Macaulay
@MurshidHassen
Жыл бұрын
The forex crisis hit fuel & other shortages have pretty much vanished now. You should update the situation to new tourist which is right now prevailing 😊❤ Sri Lanka is Totally safe right now
@AlexRothman
Жыл бұрын
I never said it wasn't!
@mahiruabeyesekere9753
Жыл бұрын
9:53 just realised the orange boat has my name written in Sinhalese, which is translated as “Mahiru Son”! What a coincidence dude 😂
@AlexRothman
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Wow that's awesome, and the whole time I had no idea whatsoever
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