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What’s the Story: The Sri Lanka Podcast

What’s the Story: The Sri Lanka Podcast

Sri Lanka’s First Lambakanna Kings Part 1 | The Kingdom That Walked On Water

Aug 10, 2026 · 19 min · 8 segments

It was the mastery of water that powered the Anuradhapuran Kingdom, but how did its first Lambakarna kings ensure so rapid a development of its technology as to superpower their domain?

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Speakers: David SwarbrickHost

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Water ManagementHistory > Ancient Civilizations > Sri Lankan History
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