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 | | The Maha Wamsa ("greater genealogy") is one of the oldest historical chronicles in the world in that it, to gether with the companion volume "Chula Wamsa" ("lesser genealogy"), provides a continuous chronicle of the Kings of Sri Lanka from about 500 B.C. to modern times. |
 | | As it often refers to the royal dynasties of India, it is a valuable text for historians who wish to date and relate contemporary royal dynasties in the Indian subcontinent. |
 | | Written by Sinhala buddhist monks, and maintained as a lineage by successive generations of monks, the Maha Wamsa often reads like a "list of meritorious deeds" of the Sinhala kings who followed Buddhism. |
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