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Mahavamsa

chronicle about Sri Lanka and its emperors
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Mahavamsa

Summary

Mahavamsa is a chronicle[1]. Mahavamsa has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Mahavamsa's instance of is recorded as chronicle[3].
  • Mahavamsa's genre is epic poem[4].
  • Mahavamsa's Commons category is recorded as Mahāvaṃsa[5].
  • Mahavamsa's language of work or name is recorded as Pali[6].
  • Mahavamsa's country of origin is recorded as Sri Lanka[7].
  • Mahavamsa's main subject is epic poem[8].
  • Mahavamsa's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].
  • Mahavamsa's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[10].
  • Mahavamsa's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[11].
  • Mahavamsa's different from is recorded as Culavamsa[12].

Body

Publication

Mahavamsa's language of work or name is recorded as Pali[6]. Mahavamsa's genre is epic poem[4].

Subject and Themes

Mahavamsa's main subject is epic poem[8].

Why It Matters

Mahavamsa has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Mahavamsa is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

Sri Lanka

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → —
    P14541 → 15Zo2W
    Instance of → chronicle
    Language of work or name → Pali
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