Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

City · c. 1972 CE · in South Asia

Capital of Sri Lanka (1972–today).

Dhaka (c. 1973 CE): Capital of People's Republic of Bangladesh (1973–today).
Abu Dhabi (c. 1973 CE): Capital of United Arab Emirates (1973–today).
Suva (c. 1973 CE): Capital of Republic of Fiji (1973–today).
Belmopan (1970 CE): Capital of Belize (1983–today).
Lobamba (c. 1969 CE): Capital of Eswatini (1969–today).
Aden (c. 1969 CE): Capital of People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (1969–1989), Republic of Yemen (1990–1990).
Port of Spain (c. 1976 CE): Capital of Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (1976–today).
Victoria (c. 1976 CE): Capital of Seychelles (1976–today).
Zomba (c. 1967 CE): Capital of Malawi (1967–1975).
Singapore (1965 CE): Capital of Republic of Singapore (1967–today).

Around the same time and place

Sirimavo Bandaranaike (1916 CE – 2000 CE): Sri Lankan politician who in 1960 became the world's first female prime minister.
Sri Lankan Civil War (1983–2009 CE): Conflict between the Sri Lankan government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, ending with the LTTE's defeat in 2009.
Independence of Ceylon (1948 CE): Ceylon became independent from Britain on 4 February 1948; it became the Republic of Sri Lanka in 1972.