This is abibliography of works onSri Lanka.

• Blaze, L. E (1995).History of Ceylon. Asian Educational Services.ISBN 978-81-206-1074-3.
• Blaze, L. E (1995).The Story of Lanka. Asian Educational Services.ISBN 978-81-206-1074-3.
• de Silva, K. M. (2005).A History of Sri Lanka.Colombo: Vijitha Yapa. p. 782.ISBN 955-8095-92-3.
• Ludowyk, E. F. C. (1985).The Story of Ceylon. Navrang Booksellers & Publishers.ISBN 978-81-7013-020-8.
• Mittal, J. P. (2006)."Other dynasties".History of Ancient India: From 4250 BC to 637 AD. Vol. 2 of History of Ancient India: A New Version. Atlantic Publishers & Distributors.ISBN 81-269-0616-2.
• Nicholas, C. W.; Paranavitana, S. (1961).A Concise History of Ceylon. Colombo University Press.
• Peebles, Patrick (2006).The History of Sri Lanka. Greenwood.ISBN 9780313332050.
• Seneviratna, Anuradha (1989).The Springs of Sinhala Civilization. Navrang Booksellers & Publishers.LCCN 89906331.OCLC 21524601.
• Siriweera, W. I. (2004).History of Sri Lanka. Dayawansa Jayakodi & Company.ISBN 978-955-551-257-2.
• Tinker, Hugh (1990).South Asia: A Short History.University of Hawaii Press.ISBN 0824812875.
• Yogasundaram, Nath (2008).A Comprehensive History of Sri Lanka. Vijitha Yapa Publishers.ISBN 978-955-665-002-0.
• Silva, K.M. deHistory of Sri Lanka (1982)complete text online free

Primary sources

• Dhammakitti; tr. Geiger, Wilhelm; tr. Rickmers, C. Habel (1212).Culavamsa: Being the More Recent part of the Mahavamsa (1929 ed.). Colombo: Ceylon Govt. Information Dept.
• ed. & tr. Oldenberg, Hermann (1879).The Dîpavaṃsa, an Ancient Buddhist Historical Record.Williams and Norgate.{{cite book}}:|last1= has generic name (help)
• ed. Gunasekara, B. (1900).The Rajavaliya : or, A historical narrative of Sinhalese kings from Vijaya to Vimala Dharma Surya II. Colombo: Government Printer, Ceylon.ISBN 81-206-1029-6. Archived fromthe original on 2018-04-20. Retrieved2014-12-14.{{cite book}}:ISBN / Date incompatibility (help);|last1= has generic name (help)
• Knox, Robert (1681).An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon. London: Richard Chiswell.
• tr. Geiger, Wilhelm; Bode, Mabel Haynes (1912).Mahavamsa : the great chronicle of Ceylon. London:Oxford University Press.
• Moratuwagama, H. M. (1996).සිංහල ථුපවංසය—Sinhala Thupavansaya [Sinhala Thupavamsa] (in Sinhala). Rathna Publishers.ISBN 978-955-569-068-3.

Tambapanni & Upatissa Nuwara period

• Mittal, J. P. (2006)."Other dynasties".History of Ancient India: From 4250 BC to 637 AD. Vol. 2 of History of Ancient India: A New Version. Atlantic Publishers & Distributors.ISBN 81-269-0616-2.

Anuradhapura period

• Bandaranayake, Senake (2007).Sigiriya. Central Cultural Fund.ISBN 978-955-613-111-6.
• Lokubandara, W. J. M. (2007).The Mistique of Sigiriya — Whispers of the Mirror Wall. Godage International Publishers.ISBN 978-955-30-0610-3.
• Mendis, Ranjan Chinthaka (1999).The Story of Anuradhapura. Lakshmi Mendis.ISBN 978-955-96704-0-7.
• Perera, Lakshman S. (2001).The Institutions of Ancient Ceylon from Inscriptions. Vol. 1. International Centre for Ethnic Studies.ISBN 978-955-580-055-6.
• Rambukwelle, P. B. (1993).Commentary on Sinhala Kingship — Vijaya to Kalinga Magha. Sridevi Printers.ISBN 978-955-95565-0-3.
• Siriweera, W. I. (2004).History of Sri Lanka. Dayawansa Jayakodi & Company.ISBN 978-955-551-257-2.
• Wijesooriya, S. (2006).A Concise Sinhala Mahavamsa. Participatory Development Forum.ISBN 978-955-9140-31-3.
• Paranavithana, Senarath (July 1936). "Two Royal Titles of the Early Sinhalese, and the Origin of Kingship in Ancient Ceylon".Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland.68 (3):443–462.doi:10.1017/S0035869X0007725X.S2CID 161585769.

Polonnaruwa period

Jaffna period

• Abeysinghe, Tikiri (2005).Jaffna Under the Portuguese.Colombo: Stamford Lake. p. 66.ISBN 955-1131-70-1{{isbn}}: ignored ISBN errors (link).
• De Queroz, Fernao (1992).The Temporal and Spiritual Conquest of Ceylon.New Delhi: Vedam Books. p. 1274.ISBN 81-206-0764-3.
• Gnanaprakasar, Swamy (2003).A Critical History of Jaffna.New Delhi: Asian Educational Services. p. 122.ISBN 81-206-1686-3.
• Kunarasa, K (2003).The Jaffna Dynasty.Johor Bahru: Dynasty of Jaffna King’s Historical Society. p. 122.ISBN 955-8455-00-8.
• Tambiah, H. W (2001).Laws and customs of Tamils of Jaffna (revised ed.).Colombo: Women’s Education & Research Centre. p. 259.ISBN 955-9261-16-9.

Dambadeniya period

Gampola period

Kotte period

• Siriweera, W. I. (1994).A Study of the Economic History of Pre Modern Sri Lanka. Vikas Publishing House.ISBN 978-0-7069-7621-2.
• da Silva, O. M. (1990).Fidalgos in the kingdom of Kotte, Sri Lanka, 1505-1656: the Portuguese in Sri Lanka. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Harwoods Publishers.
• Paul E. Peiris,Ceylon the Portuguese Era: Being a History of the Island for the Period, 1505–1658, Volume 2. Tisara Publishers: Sri Lanka, 1992.(Link).OCLC 12552979.

Sitawaka period

• Siriweera, W. I. (1994).A Study of the Economic History of Pre Modern Sri Lanka. Vikas Publishing House.ISBN 978-0-7069-7621-2.
• Paul E. Peiris,Ceylon the Portuguese Era: Being a History of the Island for the Period, 1505–1658, Volume 2. Tisara Publishers: Sri Lanka, 1992.(Link).OCLC 12552979.

Kandyan period

• Siriweera, W. I. (1994).A Study of the Economic History of Pre Modern Sri Lanka. Vikas Publishing House.ISBN 978-0-7069-7621-2.
• Paul E. Peiris,Ceylon the Portuguese Era: Being a History of the Island for the Period, 1505–1658, Volume 2. Tisara Publishers: Sri Lanka, 1992.(Link).OCLC 12552979.
• C. Gaston Perera,Kandy Fights the Portuguese – A Military History of Kandyan Resistance. Vijithayapa Publications: Sri Lanka, June 2007.ISBN 978-955-1266-77-6

British Ceylon

• Brohier, RL,The Golden Age of Military Adventure in Ceylon: an account of the Uva Rebellion 1817-1818. Colombo: 1933
• Malalgoda, Kitsiri (1976).Buddhism in Sinhalese Society, 1750–1900: A Study of Religious Revival and Change. U. of California Press. Archived fromthe original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved2014-12-14.
• Mills, Lennox A. (1933).Ceylon Under British Rule, 1795–1932. Oxford U.P.ISBN 9780714620190.{{cite book}}:ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
• Peebles, Patrick (2001).The Plantation Tamils of Ceylon. Continuum International.ISBN 9780718501549.
• Schrikker. Alicia (2007).Dutch and British Colonial Intervention in Sri Lanka, 1780–1815: Expansion and Reform. Leiden: Brill.ISBN 9789004156029.
• Spencer, Jonathan (1990).Sri Lanka: History and the Roots of Conflict. Psychology Press.ISBN 9780203407417.
• Wenzlhuemer, Roland (2008).From Coffee to Tea Cultivation in Ceylon, 1880–1900: An Economic and Social History. Leiden: Brill.ISBN 978-9004163614.
• Wickramasinghe, Nira (2006).Sri Lanka in the Modern Age: A History of Contested Indentities. University of Hawaii Press.ISBN 9780824830168.
• Muthiah, Wesley and Wanasinghe, Sydney,Britain, World War 2 and the Sama Samajists, Young Socialist Publication, Colombo, 1996
• Sivasundaram, Sujit. "Ethnicity, Indigeneity, and Migration in the Advent of British Rule to Sri Lanka,"American Historical Review (2010) 115#2 pp 428–452.in JSTOR
• Wenzlhuemer, Roland. "Indian Labour Immigration and British Labour Policy in Nineteenth-Century Ceylon,"Modern Asian Studies (2007) 41:575–602

1948–present

• Spencer, Jonathan (1990).Sri Lanka: History and the Roots of Conflict. Psychology Press.ISBN 9780203407417.
• Wickramasinghe, Nira (2006).Sri Lanka in the Modern Age: A History of Contested Indentities. University of Hawaii Press.ISBN 9780824830168.
• Crusz, Noel,The Cocos Islands Mutiny, Fremantle Arts Centre Press, Fremantle, WA, 2001

Monarchs

• Mendis, Vernon L. B. (2000).The Rulers of Sri Lanka. S. Godage & Brothers.ISBN 978-955-20-4847-0.

Portuguese Ceylon

• Abeysinghe, Tikiri (2005).Jaffna Under the Portuguese.Colombo: Stamford Lake. p. 66.ISBN 955-1131-70-1{{isbn}}: ignored ISBN errors (link).
• De Queroz, Fernao (1992).The Temporal and Spiritual Conquest of Ceylon.New Delhi: Vedam Books. p. 1274.ISBN 81-206-0764-3.
• Winius, George D. (1971).The fatal history of Portuguese Ceylon; transition to Dutch rule. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press.ISBN 978-0-674-29510-0.
• Paul E. Peiris,Ceylon the Portuguese Era: Being a History of the Island for the Period, 1505–1658, Volume 2. Tisara Publishers: Sri Lanka, 1992.(Link).OCLC 12552979.
• S.G. Perera,A History of Ceylon For Schools – The Portuguese and Dutch period. The Associated Newspapers of Ceylon: Sri Lanka, 1942.(Link).OCLC 10531673.

Dutch Ceylon

• Schrikker. Alicia (2007).Dutch and British Colonial Intervention in Sri Lanka, 1780–1815: Expansion and Reform. Leiden: Brill.ISBN 9789004156029.
• Winius, George D. (1971).The fatal history of Portuguese Ceylon; transition to Dutch rule. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press.ISBN 978-0-674-29510-0.
• S.G. Perera,A History of Ceylon For Schools – The Portuguese and Dutch period. The Associated Newspapers of Ceylon: Sri Lanka, 1942.(Link).OCLC 10531673.

• Sivasundaram, Sujit. "Tales of the Land: British Geography and Kandyan Resistance in Sri Lanka, c. 1803–1850,"Modern Asian Studies (2007) 41#5 pp 925–965.in JSTOR

Government

Military

• Bansal, Alok, Mayilvaganan. M and Podder, Sukanya,Sri Lanka: Search for Peace. Manas Publications, New Delhi, 2007.ISBN 81-7049-340-4
• Brohier, RL,The Golden Age of Military Adventure in Ceylon: an account of the Uva Rebellion 1817-1818. Colombo: 1933
• Spencer, Jonathan (1990).Sri Lanka: History and the Roots of Conflict. Psychology Press.ISBN 9780203407417.
• Crusz, Noel,The Cocos Islands Mutiny, Fremantle Arts Centre Press, Fremantle, WA, 2001
• Dissanayaka, T.D.S.A.:War or Peace in Sri Lanka, Volume II. Swastika (Pvt.) Ltd., Colombo 1998.
• Hoole, R., Somasundaram, D., Sritharan K., and Thiranagama, R.The Broken Palmyra – The Tamil Crisis in Sri Lanka: An Inside Account. The Sri Lanka Studies Institute, Claremont 1990. (Also available online.)The Broken Palmyra – The Tamil Crisis in Sri Lanka: An Inside Account.
• Indian intervention in Sri Lanka: The role of India's intelligence agencies.ISBN 955-95199-0-5/ISBN 978-955-95199-0-4, South Asian Network on Conflict Research (1993), ByRohan Gunaratna.
• Johnson, Robert:A Region in Turmoil. Reaktion, New York and London 2005. (Covers Sri Lanka and its regional context.)
• Muthiah, Wesley and Wanasinghe, Sydney,Britain, World War 2 and the Sama Samajists, Young Socialist Publication, Colombo, 1996
• Narayan Swamy, M. R.:Tigers of Lanka: from Boys to Guerrillas. Konark Publishers; 3rd ed. 2002,ISBN 81-220-0631-0.
• Rajasinghan, K.T.:Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. 2001–2002. (Serialised inAsia Times Online).Sri Lanka: The Untold Story.
• War and Peace in Sri Lanka: With a Post-Accord Report From Jaffna.ISBN 955-26-0001-4 /ISBN 978-955-26-0001-2, Institute of Fundamental Studies, Sri Lanka; 1 edition (1 October 1987), ByRohan Gunaratna.

Religion

• Deegalle, Mahinda (ed.):Buddhism, Conflict and Violence in Modern Sri Lanka. Routledge, London, 2006,ISBN 0-415-35920-1.

• Peebles, Patrick (2001).The Plantation Tamils of Ceylon. Continuum International.ISBN 9780718501549.
• Wenzlhuemer, Roland (2008).From Coffee to Tea Cultivation in Ceylon, 1880–1900: An Economic and Social History. Leiden: Brill.ISBN 978-9004163614.
• Codrington, H. W. (1994).Ceylon Coins and Currency. Asian Educational Services.ISBN 978-81-206-0913-6.
• Siriweera, W. I. (1994).A Study of the Economic History of Pre Modern Sri Lanka. Vikas Publishing House.ISBN 978-0-7069-7621-2.
• Wenzlhuemer, Roland. "Indian Labour Immigration and British Labour Policy in Nineteenth-Century Ceylon,"Modern Asian Studies (2007) 41:575–602

• Basnayake, H. T. (1986).Sri Lankan Monastic Architecture. Sri Satguru Publications.ISBN 978-81-7030-009-0.
• Fernando, G. S. (2001).සිංහල සැරසිලි—Sinhala Sarasili [Sinhala Decorational Art] (in Sinhala). M. D. Gunasena and Company.ISBN 978-955-21-0525-8.

• Gooneratne, W.; Hirashima, S. (1990).Irrigation and Water Management in Asia. Sterling Publishers.

• Arsecularatne, S. N,Sinhalese immigrants in Malaysia & Singapore, 1860–1990: History through recollections, Colombo, KVG de Silva & Sons, 1991
• Balasingham, Adele:The Will to Freedom – An Inside View of Tamil Resistance. Fairmax Publishing Ltd, 2nd ed. 2003,ISBN 1-903679-03-6.
• Malalgoda, Kitsiri (1976).Buddhism in Sinhalese Society, 1750–1900: A Study of Religious Revival and Change. U. of California Press. Archived fromthe original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved2014-12-14.
• Peebles, Patrick (2001).The Plantation Tamils of Ceylon. Continuum International.ISBN 9780718501549.
• Ellawala, H. (1969).Social History of Early Ceylon. Department of Cultural Affairs.
• Deegalle, Mahinda (ed.):Buddhism, Conflict and Violence in Modern Sri Lanka. Routledge, London, 2006,ISBN 0-415-35920-1.
• Gamage, S. and Watson, I.B.:Conflict and Community in Contemporary Sri Lanka. Sage, New Delhi 1999.
• Gamage, S.:Ethnic Conflict, State Reform and Nation Building in Sri Lanka: Analysis of the Context and Suggestions for a Settlement, in: Neelsen, John P. and Malik, Dipak: "Crises of State and Nation: South Asian States between Nation Building and Fragmentation", Manohar, New Delhi (forthcoming).
• Wenzlhuemer, Roland. "Indian Labour Immigration and British Labour Policy in Nineteenth-Century Ceylon,"Modern Asian Studies (2007) 41:575–602

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