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Rajavaliya (line of kings) is an ancient chronicle of Sri Lanka.^[1] It contains the history of King Vijaya to King Vimaladharmasuriya ΙΙ. It is the only chronicle which contains continuous history of Sri Lanka written in Sinhalese language.^[2]

Rajavaliya considered as an secondary source when it using to study history, because it was based on pali chronicles like Mahavamsa and Deepavamsa

• Rajavaliya Sinhala text from 1923
• Gunasekara, B. (1900).Rajavaliya, Or, a Historical Narrative of Sinhalese Kings. Asian Educational Services. p. 98.ISBN 9788120610293. Retrieved2016-09-27.{{cite book}}:ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)

• Sri Lankan chronicles
• Sri Lankan literature

• CS1 errors: ISBN date