The History of the Tamils and the Sinhalese of Sri Lanka |
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Page 12
... ships at the northern tip of the Gulf of Aquaba , near Elath . ( 1 King 9 : 26-28 ) . These ships were manned by Phoenecian sailors of King Hiram of Tyre , who were expert men of the sea , to serve with King Solomon's men . It is stated ...
... ships at the northern tip of the Gulf of Aquaba , near Elath . ( 1 King 9 : 26-28 ) . These ships were manned by Phoenecian sailors of King Hiram of Tyre , who were expert men of the sea , to serve with King Solomon's men . It is stated ...
Page 39
... ships carrying Vijaya and his followers , having embarked from the east coast of India ( Bengal ) and had put into Broach and Sopara which are on the North West coast of India , and thereafter embark and sail and land on the West coast ...
... ships carrying Vijaya and his followers , having embarked from the east coast of India ( Bengal ) and had put into Broach and Sopara which are on the North West coast of India , and thereafter embark and sail and land on the West coast ...
Page 111
... ship builders and their ships had carried goods to distant lands in the Persian Gulf , Coral Islands , Burma , Indonesia , Cambodia and perhaps beyond . These Karavas were seasoned sailors who could predict the change of weather ...
... ship builders and their ships had carried goods to distant lands in the Persian Gulf , Coral Islands , Burma , Indonesia , Cambodia and perhaps beyond . These Karavas were seasoned sailors who could predict the change of weather ...
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According Adigar ancient Anuradhapura appear army Aryan Bahu banks battle became British brought Buddha Buddhist built called capital carried caste century Ceylon CHAPTER Chola Chola King chronicle coast Cola Colombo Culavamsa daughter death destroyed district Dravidian Dutch East Elara elephants fact fled four further Gajabahu given hands head Hence Hindu inhabitants inscriptions island Jaffna Kalinga Kandy Kandyan Karavas Karikalan killed King kingdom known land language lived Mahavamsa Mannar married matters mention Nagas Nallur North origin Pandya pearls perhaps period port Portuguese present Prince Puttalam Queen race Rajavaliya records referred reign relic returned river royal ruled Sangili says seen sent settled ships Sinhala Sinhalese South India specially Sri Lanka story subsequently temple throne Tiger took tooth-relic trade tribes Vallipuram Vellala Vijaya worship