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... language of Buddhism they tended to become Indo - Aryans in speech . " " No clear evidenced a large scale migration of Indo - Aryans to the Island has hithert emerged " . These statements imply ... language , which shows that the language 14.
... language of Buddhism they tended to become Indo - Aryans in speech . " " No clear evidenced a large scale migration of Indo - Aryans to the Island has hithert emerged " . These statements imply ... language , which shows that the language 14.
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Their History and Role P. A. T. Gunasinghe. cord in this language , which shows that the language of these donors as a form of Indo - Aryan and not Dravidian . If the original language of the people of Sri Lanka was Dravidian , e ...
Their History and Role P. A. T. Gunasinghe. cord in this language , which shows that the language of these donors as a form of Indo - Aryan and not Dravidian . If the original language of the people of Sri Lanka was Dravidian , e ...
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... language of the persons reading them was the same as the languag of the inscriptions , and not some other language . Further , there is no evidence that the megalithic culture , which identified as Dravidian , was older than the ...
... language of the persons reading them was the same as the languag of the inscriptions , and not some other language . Further , there is no evidence that the megalithic culture , which identified as Dravidian , was older than the ...
Contents
Ceylon Tamil Inscriptions Ed | 4 |
The Temporal and Spiritual Conquest | 40 |
South Indian Inscriptions | 52 |
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13th century 7th century A.D. Alagakkonāra Alakesvara Anuradhapura Ariyacakravarti army attacked Batticaloa Bhuvenekabāhu Brahmin Buddhist Candrabhānu capital Ceylon chronicle coast Cola conquest Culavamsa culture Dambadeniya Dambadeniya kingdom defeated district Dravidian Dutthagamani dynasty E.Z. Vol established evidence feudatory flag of Jaffna Gampala governed Ibid Indo-Aryan inscription invaded the Dambadeniya invasion Island Jaffna kingdom Jaffna peninsula Javaka Jeyavira king of Jaffna kingdom of Jaffna Kotte Kulasekera Kurunagala language lyre flag Magha Mahāvamsa Mannar mentioned mercenaries Muslim names north central province north-western P.A.T. Gunasinghe Pandyan Pandyan kings Parakramabahu Pathmanathan pearl fishery period political Polonnaruva Portugese probably Pūjāvaliya Queyroz Rajarata records reference reign Rohana royal ruled ruler Sangrahaya Sendemain shows Sinhala king Sinhala kingdom Sinhala population sources south India spread Sri Lanka Tamil origin Tamil population Tamil speaking Tamil troops temple throne Trincomalee ulvāḍu Unpublished Thesis Uttaradesa Vanni Vanniars vihāras Vijayabahu Vijayanagara empire western word Yalpana Vaipavamalai Yapahuva