Sri Lanka: A stone relief showing two elephants on the end of the Gal Pota, Polonnaruwa. The Gal Pota (Stone Book) is a large stone measuring 9 metres by metres by 60 centimetres covered with an inscription extolling the virtues of King Nissanka Malla (r. 1187 - 1196). Polonnaruwa, the second most ancient of Sri Lanka's kingdoms, was first declared the capital city by King Vijayabahu I, who defeated the Chola invaders in 1070 CE to reunite the country under a national leader.

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