The focal point in in the Indian ocean

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Sri Lanka’s importance in the “maritime silk road” is relevant to its geographical position in the Indian ocean. The silk road, a trade route originated from china western Han Dynasty and extend across the central Asia, Europe, Africa, is a historic route of economic and cultural exchange between East and the West.

Sri lanka is an Island of south Asia, situated 50 km off the southern tips of India. Is separated from India by the Palk strait. The shape of sri lanka evoked vision of teardrop on India’s cheek.it is also known as “Ceylon”, “Serandip”,”Rathnadeepa”(isle of gems),the island figures as the focal point in the Ramayana legend of a Rama and Seeetha, and is said to have been blessed by three separate visit of Buddha to first Kelaniya, second time Nagadeepaya and Mahiyanganaya. (will tell you those stories another section.

The island impressed travelers, from the Chinese monk FaHsien(5th century AD) to Marco Polo (circa 1293). Trader and colonizers of the west, Portuguese came in 1505 to trade in spices but assumed the rule of coastal areas until 1656, as did the Dutch who ousted them thereafter. The Dutch were in their turn displaced by the British in 1976, during this entire period of colonial contests and conquests.  what followed was a period of nearly five hundred years during which the island came under the control and influence of the Portuguese, Dutch, and British. While the Dutch and Portuguese ruled over the maritime silk road for a rough 150 years each. The British stablished complete control over the island with the fall of Kandyan Kingdom in 1815. They too ruled for 150 years before the country regain the independence in 1815.


 

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