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Page 95
... Tamil kingdom in the north , and the boundaries of the new divisions varied according to the conquests of their rulers . The Tamil kingdom roughly covered the modern Northern Province , and its capital was Sinkai Nakarai ( Sinha Nagara ) ...
... Tamil kingdom in the north , and the boundaries of the new divisions varied according to the conquests of their rulers . The Tamil kingdom roughly covered the modern Northern Province , and its capital was Sinkai Nakarai ( Sinha Nagara ) ...
Page 101
... kingdom under the Tamils . The Tamil kingdom probably came into existence with the rule of Magha of Kalinga when the chief towns from Polonnaruva to Mātoṭa and the part to the north of these as well as the northernmost part of Ruhuņa ...
... kingdom under the Tamils . The Tamil kingdom probably came into existence with the rule of Magha of Kalinga when the chief towns from Polonnaruva to Mātoṭa and the part to the north of these as well as the northernmost part of Ruhuņa ...
Page 102
... Tamil kingdom appears to have declined in power , and was invaded by the Vijayanagara rulers . About the year 1385 ... Tamil kingdom created problems to which Ceylon was not hitherto accustomed . In Ceylon so far Sinhalese had been the ...
... Tamil kingdom appears to have declined in power , and was invaded by the Vijayanagara rulers . About the year 1385 ... Tamil kingdom created problems to which Ceylon was not hitherto accustomed . In Ceylon so far Sinhalese had been the ...
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CHAPTER | 1 |
THE NORTH INDIAN PERIOD II | 13 |
THE SOUTH INDIAN PERIOD I | 65 |
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Abhayagiri Agbō Anuradhapura army Aryans Aśōka became bhikshus Bhuvanaikabāhu bōdhisattva brother Buddha Buddhism Buddhist bhikshus buildings built CALIFORNIA LIBRARY called capital captured century A.D. Cēra Ceylon chief Cōla conquest Copyright Archæological Survey Culavansa dāgäbas death defeated Dharmakirti district Dravidians dynasty empire Gajabāhu Gampola Ganga Hindu Hinduism history of Ceylon influence inscriptions invasions island Isurumuniya Jātaka Kalinga Kirti Kōṭṭē Lambakarṇa language Lankatilaka large number lived Māgama Mahasen Mahaväli Ganga Mahāvansa Mahāvihārē Mahāyāna Mahāyānists mainly Malaya Mānābharaṇa Māyārața Mihindu Mōriya Muslims Nāga Niśśanka Malla North Indian Period occupied Pāli Canon Pallava Pandya Parakrama Parakramabahu Polonnaruva probably Rājarāja Rajarața Rayigama rebellion region reign religious rivers Ruhuna ruled ruler Saddha Sangha Sanskrit sculpture sects Sēna Sigiriya Sinhalese kings Sinhalese language Siri Mevan Siva South India Srī Sri Vallabha successors Survey of Ceylon Tamil kingdom tanks temple throne Tissa took tribes troops Väddas Vihārē Vijaya Vijayabāhu Vijayanagara Vikramabahu Vīra worship