Rajavaliya

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Rajavaliya (line of kings) is an ancient chronicle of Sri Lanka.{{Cite web|url=http://ebook.lib.hku.hk/CADAL/B3138965X/|title=The rajavaliya : or, A historical narrative of Sinhalese kings from Vijaya to Vimala Dharma Surya II, to which are added a glossary and a list of sovereigns / ed. by B. Gunasekara.|website=ebook.lib.hku.hk|accessdate=2016-08-27}} It contains the history of King Vijaya to King Vimaladharmasuriya ΙΙ. It is the only chronicle which contains continuous history of Sri Lanka written in Sinhalese language.{{Cite web|url=https://global.britannica.com/topic/Rajavaliya|title=Rajavaliya {{!}} historical Ceylonese chronicle|accessdate=2016-08-27}}

Rajavaliya considered as an secondary source when it using to study history, because it was based on pali chronicles like Mahavamsa and Deepavamsa