An ancient king of this country made good on his promise that no water would reach the ocean "without being made useful to man" by walling in a reservoir called the Giant's Tank.
An ancient king of this country made good on his promise that no water would reach the ocean "without being made useful to man" by walling in a reservoir called the Giant's Tank. This modern-day country was home to kingdoms based in Polonnaruwa and Kotte, as well as an ancient rock fortress called Sigiriya. Riots in this country against a minority group led July 1983 to be termed "Black (*) July" and that minority group fought a series of Eelam Wars against the this country's government. This country's president Ranasinghe Premadasa was killed in a bombing by the separatist group that was also responsible for killing Rajiv Gandhi. For 10 points, name this cinnamon-rich island whose government fought from 1983 to 2009 to defeat the Tamil Tigers.
An ancient king of this country made good on his promise that no water would reach the ocean "without being made useful to man" by walling in a reservoir called the Giant's Tank.
Sri Lanka (accept Ceylon)