Robert Knox's 17th century imprisonment in this modern day nation helped inspire the novel Robinson Crusoe.
This nation celebrates days in which there is a full moon with Poya Day. Robert Knox's 17th century imprisonment in this modern day nation helped inspire the novel Robinson Crusoe. The Mudaliyar caste was created in this nation while it was under colonial rule, building upon the earlier Govigama caste which still dominates politics here today. A fortress in this country was built by Kassapa, who usurped his father (*) Dhatusena's crown from his half-brother Mogallana; that fortress is at Sigiriya and its creation was told in the Mahavamsa. This nation's central region is home to the Temple of the Tooth, which contains a relic of the Buddha, as well as its former capital of Kandy. For 10 points, name this country whose capital is Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte in the city of Colombo.  
This nation celebrates days in which there is a full moon with Poya Day.
Sri Lanka