Beminitiya Seya (Sinhala: බැමිණිතියා සාය/බ්රාහ්මණ තීය සාගතය, [bæmiɳitija: sa:jə]), also known as the Great Famine (103–89 BCE) was a major famine which occurred in the Anuradhapura Kingdom during the rule of the Five Dravidians, shortly after overthrow of King Valagambahu. For over a decade, the irrigation systems of the Anuradhapura Kingdom had failed as a result of invasion, corruption and neglect.
Beminitiya Seya (Sinhala: බැමිණිතියා සාය/බ්රාහ්මණ තීය සාගතය, [bæmiɳitija: sa:jə]), also known as the Great Famine (103–89 BCE) was a major famine which occurred in the Anuradhapura Kingdom during the rule of the Five Dravidians, shortly after overthrow of King Valagambahu. For over a decade, the irrigation systems of the Anuradhapura Kingdom had failed as a result of invasion, corruption and neglect.
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