The banner was in use until 1815, when the reign of the last king of the Kandyan ... Finally in 1972, when the country adopted the local name of Sri Lanka, the flag was modified once more, with four ...

Flags and banners in ancient Sri Lanka were linked predominantly with the royalty and ... The last Sri Lankan king ruled from Kandy from 1798 to 1815. This is one of the king's three flags captured by ...