In the sea of influence, a world system perspective of the Sri Lankan sea ports (Period from the eleventh to the fifteenth century AD)

This research focuses on how trade and economic activity in the Indian Ocean has affected Sri Lanka. In that case, it is not possible to conduct research on Sri Lanka as a single country, as it is related to the functioning of the entire Indian Ocean in the international arena of the trade economy. Also, the world system analyzes that have been published so far on the trade economy of the Indian Ocean have been presented by external researchers and Sri Lanka is automatically included in the systematic analysis of all these researchers. However, as mentioned above, based on the research conducted on Sri Lanka in relation to the impact of trade activities in the entire Indian Ocean on Sri Lanka (Kekulawala, 2017). We hope to explain this research paper in relation to Sri Lankan marine ports from 11th to 15th century A.D. Historical and archaeological evidence reveals that Sri Lankan ports became more active during this period and established trade relations with China, Southeast Asia, India and the Arabian Sea. However, the study of pre-research world systems show that the developed areas of the Indian Ocean have changed over time. The importance of Sri Lankan ports in each period was assessed based on the demand and supply of raw materials, climate change in the Indian Ocean, and hegemonic changes. From the 11th to 15th century, changes in the functioning of Sri Lankan seaports took place due to changes in the overall global economic flow (Kekulawala, 2017). Accordingly, this research paper focuses on identifying the major world systems operating in the Indian Ocean during the relevant period.