Which Sinhala chronicle mentions the war elephant Kandula?

The Sinhala chronicle that mentions the war elephant Kandula is the Mahavamsa.

The Mahavamsa is a major Sri Lankan historical chronicle written in Pali. It presents Kandula as the war elephant of King Dutugamunu, who ruled in the second century BC and is traditionally associated with the unification of much of ancient Sri Lanka.

According to the chronicle’s account, Kandula was found by a fisherman and later became Dutugamunu’s mount in battles against King Elara. The best-known episode is the final confrontation near Anuradhapura, where Dutugamunu and Kandula faced Elara and his elephant, Maha Pambata.

The Mahavamsa is often confused with the Dipavamsa because both are important early Sri Lankan chronicles. The Dipavamsa is older, but the Kandula narrative is specifically associated with the Mahavamsa. Rajatarangini is a Kashmir chronicle, while the Ramayana is an Indian epic rather than a Sinhala historical chronicle.