The Veddas (Wanniyalaeto) are the forest people of the dry zone's eastern edge, around Bintenne, the Mahaweli's lower valley and the Uva lowlands.
They hunt, gather honey and trade forest produce with the plain; the Sinhalese kings use them as guides and archers. They answer to no king in practice.
Who holds it
- Name
- Vedda headmen (not named)
- Title
- Whoever leads or speaks for the province
- Since
- not known
- Born
- not known
- Confidence
- low
Overlord
see allegiance
What it holds
- Clan hunting territories
- Barter with the plain at Mahiyangana and Polonnaruwa
Allies and rivals
Polonnaruwa claims the forest by right and gets forest produce by barter.
How things stand that morning
Independent in the forest.
Wealth
Honey, game, wax, forest produce.
Military
No figure is given by any source we reached.
Where the sources disagree
- The assignment asks for Vedda and hill peoples as peoples provinces.
Evidence: Short secondary sources; no dated headman or assembly for 1200.
On the map: Drawn as a rough polygon snapped to land units.
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.