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!🎉🎉🎉
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!
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!
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.
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).
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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 🫡
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 ✨️
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!❤
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.
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🙏🏼
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.
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
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.
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.
@@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.
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
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
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.
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...
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!!!
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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❤️
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
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
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!!!!!
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.
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.
Its nice to see what happened to Srilanka after the European entry, I would be happy if u also do a video on how these Buddist community came to Srilanka and how our Tamil kings like Chola even after defeating them respected their religion and never tried to destroy that, also how these Sinhalese looted the wealth of Tamils and how they tortured the Tamils, how they control the government without giving opportunities to Tamils and how without any guilt happily they live now.... Finally Sinhalese came to Srilanka only in or after 5th Century.. they say Budha taught them to live a peaceful life, I think they took the peace in opposite way
It is actually the tamils who never let sinhalese live peacefully.. Sinhalese ancestors arrived around 600bce as evidence salgahawatta old sinhala inscriptions is available on Internet which belongs to 6bce and talks about sinhalese governing info with modern sinhala names.. And it is clear sinhalese definitely had written evidence from 3bce to forward if u don't find the 6bce one is not enough.. since the migration took place it was sinhalese who ruled lived built the island.. almost every name for the country since its known times were derived from the word sinhala or something related that specific word.. Sailan,ceilao,zaylan,sieldib,salike,ceylon,sihala,simhal,sinhale and even ilam(sihila>ila>ilam) derived from the word sinhala showing how it was all along the sinhalese on the island even before 5ce.. there are more than 4000 old sinhala inscriptions which are older than 2000 years.. of u say they are not sinhala and that's too ok.. but they are all written in indo aryan prakrit..? So can u claim those are tamil..? No.. Since the beginning south indians always tried to capture sri lanka but always got defeated at 53 occasions.. that one time cholas capture the most of the parts of the country they did below mentioned things to the island, Ended 1400 years old sinhala capital, 1.brunt sinhala and other religious literature works 2.destroyed buddhsit and other structures in the kingdom 3.destroyed irrigation works 4.killed people 5.captured sinhalese current royals at that time and imprisoned them in south india so sinhalese won't have any guide to rise up 6.setteld south indians in sri lanka who nowadays we call sri lankan tamils 7.stole sinhalese wealth Cholas themselves mentioned about sinhalese.. if they didn't do anything why sinhalese had to move to down south abandoning the oldest city to existence in the island..? Sinhalese never wanted to ruled by outsiders so a sinhalese royal from south trained men in ruhuna kingdom and attacked em in every then finally sinhalese got freedom from shitty cholas.. ther are chola inscriptions showing that they couldn't handle sinhalese soldiers😊.. that royal who guided the men was king vijaya bahu.. But he couldn't kicked out the ordinary tamils who were settled in North cuz they were quite rooted to the neothas there were few generations of em there.. but that is one of the worst decisions he made.. If yall say sinhalese faced their karma for killing innocent tamils ehat was their karma for got killed by the army..? Maybe destroying our civilisation..? Sri lankan tamils still use the same language with the same script from south india in sri lanka proving they came here later in time.. And do u know why the brits chose to give higher positions to lankan tamils..? U think it because sinhalese were stupid 😢😂.. no, brother.. it was because tamils were the first ones to get colonised by the europeans in sri lanka.. it was after 300 years sinhalese kingdom was captured due to the weak south indian kings rulling and internal conflicts.. so the tamils had a idea about European knowledge and governing.. while sinhalese were fighting in Kandy.. tamils were very easy to get convert unlike the sinhalese who are even nowadays 97% buddhists.. only converted peopel could get higher positions so yeah.. And the hill country tamils.. they were give traditional sinhalese lands.. cuz sinhalese never wanted to be slaves nor get paid very low.. because of this brits and other European powers brought many indian tamils to lanka as workers or slaves.. feel proud about that..? Yall and us had the beef since ancient tike but because of your crazy population the outside never will know about what yall did to us.. I swear one day yall claim everywhere yall got planted like Canada or Singapore.. TN is ur home.. it won't be anywhere else.. If sinhalese aren't found in india,bengal where do u want em to go? But yall speak the same language in both places.. ? Don't u think that's sus..😂
Thanks for coming to Lanka but one big correction. The North was not Tamil. The Portuguese gives the demographics as Sinhalese, Muslims and Telegu. No Tamils. They are a very recent arrival. The Portuguese made the mistake of calling chieftains as kings and the central Sinhalese king as an emperor. Thus today belief there were so many kingdoms lol.
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.
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
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.
As usual the white guy overstates the significance of the caste system and understates the significance of colonialism. Sri Lanka didn’t have a caste system like India. Sri Lanka is Buddhist and the Buddha was a critic of the Indian caste system. What there was was a feudal system where offsprings tend to go into the same line of work as the father and married within the community. Same as everywhere else in the feudal world. There’s no difference between a European feudal system and Sri Lankan caste system. You’re wrong to say the Europeans improved social conditions as they introduced a far more oppressive system: slavery, which didn’t exist in the island before. Slaves from Africa, India and Indonesia were brought in in addition to the locals that were enslaved. While social conditions worsened new revenue streams were introduced. However, only the Europeans benefited the most from them. You should’ve also mentioned how the Portuguese and the British launched several invasions on Kandy but they failed everytime.
There is no way that the European conquerors who plundered countries outside Europe for nearly 500 years until they were kicked out by native Freedom fighters, can escape Justice. Reparations have to be paid.
There is no any difference between the “Indian” Tamils and the so called “SriLankan” Tamils apart from the fact that they were brought to Ceylon a couple of centuries apart. The “Indian” Tamils were brought by the British. The “SriLankan” Tamils, originally called Malabar Tamils, were brought by the Dutch a couple centuries before to work in their tobacco plantations. As the name implies, they, the “SriLankan” Tamils were brought from the Malabar region of India. The name “Malabar Tamil” was officially changed by the then Ceylon government at their request in 1972. The sole reason for that was to distinguish them from the Indian Tamils they thought to be inferior to them. The myth about them being a superior caste was all coined by themselves. They too belong to a very low caste in India but wanted to play aristocratic on an unknown land. For this very purpose a tons of false history was written and repeatedly quoted to this date. Tamils are Tamils. There is not a single difference linguistically, genetically, culturally or caste wise. So please do not spread this big lie. There is tons of written proof and historical document about this migration written by Dutch and Portuguese historians in European archives.
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
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)
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!🎉🎉🎉
This video is giving chills to all Sri Lankans who watch it.! The detail is amazing, I never knew such facts about Sri Lanka!
I know right.
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!
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
You better know some history of the country you live to avoid unnecessary Wow...
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!
Thanks for the comment! That really is validating to hear. More to come very soon
Read 1805 The History of Ceylon by Captain Robert Parcival you can read PDF its fantastic things about the country itself !!
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.
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).
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
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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.
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.
I've been eagerly waiting for your video. Well done
Thanks for watching
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
and how did that "spread of Indian customs" happen?
@@devapala879 cuz the king had south indian origins.
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.
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.
The significance of the tooth of Buddha is it mostly functions like the Excalibur. Who ever has the tooth is the ruler
Great analogy!
It is for real!even the british had to posses the Holy Relic to become legitanate.
when did the British possess the tooth ?
tooth is not real it was distroyed
@@duleepchanmugam4421 source ?
Great video. All the problems including the economic ones still not addressed
# visitsrilanka ❤ from 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka......😮 stay in Sri Lanka ...Live like Sri Lankan...Keep Explore 👍
I just discovered your channel this morning and I’ve binged about 6 episodes already. Good work!
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 🫡
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 ✨️
Thanks for watching!
Wow these videos are really well done! It's hard to find videos delving into the history of Sri Lanka. Thanks and much appreciated!
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!❤
Dude I’m about to travel and Vlog there on 3rd august your videos are super useful thanks 🙏🏻
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🤩🤩
This is excellent. It's everything I need and that I have never found in another travel video.
You have done a good and accurate research on Srilanka...Kudos mate !
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.
This is excellent video. It is pearl of the Indian ocean. ♥
your awesome man, love these johnny Harris style videos, i wish sri lankans took such an interest in our culture and history
loved it, you're very talented
I was waiting for this video for the past month. Amazing story and perfectly filmed, Mr Alex you never disappoint)))
Glad you enjoyed it!
very informative and entertainment, thank you for the great piece
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🙏🏼
Wow, excellent video. You deserve more views
Glad you think so!
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.
So kind of you to say, more videos coming soon!
Very thoughtful perspective.
Alex you are a great traveller..not a tourist..your videos have great research and depth..
Thanks so much for watching!
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
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..
Apologists for caste in India similar things
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.
Okay yeah sure buddy
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.
I believe I got that from venerable Sri Lankan historian Kingsley de Silva
I was waiting for this comment
@@AlexRothman Hope to give an answer after studying more. Thanks for the fact, which I never heard of.
Well... still I couldn't study further. But watched the video again.
Presidential under pants
Presidential booze... 😂😂
@@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.
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
This is amazing, interesting and very important , 100% accurate
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Never before heard about portuguese captured Tooth Relic
Where did you found that
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?
Yes you are exactly right! Thanks a lot for pointing this out
You have done a beautiful job, Alex Rothman. The video is full of historical drawings and photos make it impressive. Thank you.
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
Exactly
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!
The Portuguese destroyed a duplicate.
The king that rule Kandy at that time was Tamil/Telugu descendent, his name Sri Vikrama Rajashingan and then Singhalized as Rajasinhe
@@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.
Wonderful and accurate content. Extremely well researched and nicely organized as well... eagerly waiting for the next video
Thanks for watching and commenting, working on the next one as we speak!
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.
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...
Man took almost 30 years to realize this your only 17 wow
Great content. Keep up the good work
Thanks, will do!
These videos deserve more than 50m views.
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!!!
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment, hopefully the next video won't be too far away
The most underrated creator on CZcams! I'll fight anyone who disagrees
Haha thanks my brother!
1:47 Love that blur you do to represent that 'purposeful fog to cineamon production'
Simply illuminating!!! mate.
The good people of Sri Lanka deserve so much more.
as a sri lankan, tysm for putting effort into this video
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.
Very good quality lecture videos!
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.
Thank you so much for watching and for commenting, more videos are on there way!
The Portuguese suffered their biggest defeat in the battle with Prince Tikiri, so they retreated to Fort Colombo.
Proud from SriLanka 😊
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.
Thank you very much, I hope you enjoy the rest of the videos in the series!
Pls do a series on Siam! I’m enchanted with Siam and have been for many decades.
Wow nice work keep it up .
A balanced video. Well done.
Thanks,
Nothing like Sri Lankan history. All backstabbing and in-fighting. Funny thing is, it still happens.
As a Sri Lankan
Thank you sir
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
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...
@@AlexRothman Good luck man because you will need it lol.
Such an educated traveller
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
great video
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❤️
Love your videos man♥
Thanks for watching!
As a south Asian, it’s important to revisit how the Europeans plundered the riches and treasures of our part of the world.
I really want to visit Sri Lanka
Europeans did lot of atrocities also. Should ve included that part also. Anyhow great effort creating this video
I thought I had included a fair bit of negative things but I'm interested, which were the atrocities you are thinking of?
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
This is top notch! ස්තුතියි.. ❤
Thanks for watching!
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
Sri Lankan cinnamon was not only highly regarded, IT IS the place of origin of the spice itself. Thought that should be mentioned!
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!!!!!
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.
story time like all over the world stories fairy tales to manipulate the people
Amazing.
Glad you think so!
Wanting to switch from chemical fertilizers to organic is quite laudable, but trying to do it overnight is economic suicide!
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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.
Talking more about Gotabhaya and Rajapaksas than Europeans 😂😂😂😂
Its nice to see what happened to Srilanka after the European entry, I would be happy if u also do a video on how these Buddist community came to Srilanka and how our Tamil kings like Chola even after defeating them respected their religion and never tried to destroy that, also how these Sinhalese looted the wealth of Tamils and how they tortured the Tamils, how they control the government without giving opportunities to Tamils and how without any guilt happily they live now....
Finally Sinhalese came to Srilanka only in or after 5th Century.. they say Budha taught them to live a peaceful life, I think they took the peace in opposite way
It is actually the tamils who never let sinhalese live peacefully..
Sinhalese ancestors arrived around 600bce as evidence salgahawatta old sinhala inscriptions is available on Internet which belongs to 6bce and talks about sinhalese governing info with modern sinhala names..
And it is clear sinhalese definitely had written evidence from 3bce to forward if u don't find the 6bce one is not enough.. since the migration took place it was sinhalese who ruled lived built the island.. almost every name for the country since its known times were derived from the word sinhala or something related that specific word..
Sailan,ceilao,zaylan,sieldib,salike,ceylon,sihala,simhal,sinhale and even ilam(sihila>ila>ilam) derived from the word sinhala showing how it was all along the sinhalese on the island even before 5ce.. there are more than 4000 old sinhala inscriptions which are older than 2000 years.. of u say they are not sinhala and that's too ok.. but they are all written in indo aryan prakrit..? So can u claim those are tamil..? No..
Since the beginning south indians always tried to capture sri lanka but always got defeated at 53 occasions.. that one time cholas capture the most of the parts of the country they did below mentioned things to the island,
Ended 1400 years old sinhala capital,
1.brunt sinhala and other religious literature works
2.destroyed buddhsit and other structures in the kingdom
3.destroyed irrigation works
4.killed people
5.captured sinhalese current royals at that time and imprisoned them in south india so sinhalese won't have any guide to rise up
6.setteld south indians in sri lanka who nowadays we call sri lankan tamils
7.stole sinhalese wealth
Cholas themselves mentioned about sinhalese.. if they didn't do anything why sinhalese had to move to down south abandoning the oldest city to existence in the island..?
Sinhalese never wanted to ruled by outsiders so a sinhalese royal from south trained men in ruhuna kingdom and attacked em in every then finally sinhalese got freedom from shitty cholas.. ther are chola inscriptions showing that they couldn't handle sinhalese soldiers😊.. that royal who guided the men was king vijaya bahu..
But he couldn't kicked out the ordinary tamils who were settled in North cuz they were quite rooted to the neothas there were few generations of em there.. but that is one of the worst decisions he made..
If yall say sinhalese faced their karma for killing innocent tamils ehat was their karma for got killed by the army..? Maybe destroying our civilisation..?
Sri lankan tamils still use the same language with the same script from south india in sri lanka proving they came here later in time..
And do u know why the brits chose to give higher positions to lankan tamils..? U think it because sinhalese were stupid 😢😂.. no, brother.. it was because tamils were the first ones to get colonised by the europeans in sri lanka.. it was after 300 years sinhalese kingdom was captured due to the weak south indian kings rulling and internal conflicts.. so the tamils had a idea about European knowledge and governing.. while sinhalese were fighting in Kandy.. tamils were very easy to get convert unlike the sinhalese who are even nowadays 97% buddhists.. only converted peopel could get higher positions so yeah..
And the hill country tamils.. they were give traditional sinhalese lands.. cuz sinhalese never wanted to be slaves nor get paid very low.. because of this brits and other European powers brought many indian tamils to lanka as workers or slaves.. feel proud about that..?
Yall and us had the beef since ancient tike but because of your crazy population the outside never will know about what yall did to us..
I swear one day yall claim everywhere yall got planted like Canada or Singapore.. TN is ur home.. it won't be anywhere else..
If sinhalese aren't found in india,bengal where do u want em to go? But yall speak the same language in both places.. ? Don't u think that's sus..😂
Proud to say I am a royalist (One of those posh english schools, 3rd generation legacy btw smiley )
Thanks for coming to Lanka but one big correction. The North was not Tamil. The Portuguese gives the demographics as Sinhalese, Muslims and Telegu. No Tamils. They are a very recent arrival. The Portuguese made the mistake of calling chieftains as kings and the central Sinhalese king as an emperor. Thus today belief there were so many kingdoms lol.
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.
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
I am a Sri Lankan, you have studied the history of our country more than the people of Sri Lanka, you are a person to be admired. Greetings bro
Srilanka last king thamilan
great ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
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.
As usual the white guy overstates the significance of the caste system and understates the significance of colonialism. Sri Lanka didn’t have a caste system like India. Sri Lanka is Buddhist and the Buddha was a critic of the Indian caste system. What there was was a feudal system where offsprings tend to go into the same line of work as the father and married within the community. Same as everywhere else in the feudal world. There’s no difference between a European feudal system and Sri Lankan caste system. You’re wrong to say the Europeans improved social conditions as they introduced a far more oppressive system: slavery, which didn’t exist in the island before. Slaves from Africa, India and Indonesia were brought in in addition to the locals that were enslaved. While social conditions worsened new revenue streams were introduced. However, only the Europeans benefited the most from them. You should’ve also mentioned how the Portuguese and the British launched several invasions on Kandy but they failed everytime.
There is no way that the European conquerors who plundered countries outside Europe for nearly 500 years until they were kicked out by native Freedom fighters, can escape Justice. Reparations have to be paid.
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Please give our stolen treasures. Our old technology books and all our sacred things
There is no any difference between the “Indian” Tamils and the so called “SriLankan” Tamils apart from the fact that they were brought to Ceylon a couple of centuries apart.
The “Indian” Tamils were brought by the British. The “SriLankan” Tamils, originally called Malabar Tamils, were brought by the Dutch a couple centuries before to work in their tobacco plantations.
As the name implies, they, the “SriLankan” Tamils were brought from the Malabar region of India.
The name “Malabar Tamil” was officially changed by the then Ceylon government at their request in 1972. The sole reason for that was to distinguish them from the Indian Tamils they thought to be inferior to them. The myth about them being a superior caste was all coined by themselves. They too belong to a very low caste in India but wanted to play aristocratic on an unknown land. For this very purpose a tons of false history was written and repeatedly quoted to this date. Tamils are Tamils. There is not a single difference linguistically, genetically, culturally or caste wise. So please do not spread this big lie. There is tons of written proof and historical document about this migration written by Dutch and Portuguese historians in European archives.
9:53 just realised the orange boat has my name written in Sinhalese, which is translated as “Mahiru Son”! What a coincidence dude 😂
Wow that's awesome, and the whole time I had no idea whatsoever
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
I never said it wasn't!
Beautiful people and place taken care by bad political figures.
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)