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The Maya Rata (Principality of), also known as the Kingdom of Dakkinadesa, was a principality or an administrative region of the Sinhalese kingdom. It was located in the Southwestern part of Sri Lanka, bordered the Deduru Oya. Its last capital was Panduwasnuwara. The principality was disbanded following the formation of the second kingdom of Polonnaruwa by Parakramabahu I.) at Kingdom of Dakkinadesa archaeological site]]
While Rajarata was under the direct administration of the King, Maya Rata was governed by a "Mapa" (Sinhala language: මාපා, ), also referred to as a "Mahaya". The name of the region, "Maya," is derived from this title (Mahaya Rata > Maya Rata).අපේ මායා රට හා මායා වරු අතර තියන නෑකම මොකක්ද ? - Raj Somadeva - Neth FM - Unlimited History - Episode 34 - 01 - at 20:45,
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