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... Sinhalese kings were Buddhist . There were a few Hindu kings among those who had come from South India . Some kings who were of Indian origin , learned the Sinhala language and Buddhism , under Buddhist monks , in order to win the ...
... Sinhalese kings were Buddhist . There were a few Hindu kings among those who had come from South India . Some kings who were of Indian origin , learned the Sinhala language and Buddhism , under Buddhist monks , in order to win the ...
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... Sinhalese kings . It appears that Ro : hana was regarded as a separate kingdom till about the sixth century AD . Whether it was completely independent of the Anura : dha - pura kingdom is a matter of debate . Ka : cara - ga : ma ...
... Sinhalese kings . It appears that Ro : hana was regarded as a separate kingdom till about the sixth century AD . Whether it was completely independent of the Anura : dha - pura kingdom is a matter of debate . Ka : cara - ga : ma ...
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... Sinhalese kings such as Ra : ja - Sinha II , Vimala Dharma Su : riya II and Nare : ndra - Sinha followed this policy . It is said that Nare : ndra - Sinha had two chief consorts from Madura . In fact , it was this policy of ...
... Sinhalese kings such as Ra : ja - Sinha II , Vimala Dharma Su : riya II and Nare : ndra - Sinha followed this policy . It is said that Nare : ndra - Sinha had two chief consorts from Madura . In fact , it was this policy of ...
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LANKA THE ISLAND KINGDOM | 13 |
MAHA RAJA THE GREAT KING | 22 |
THE KING AND GOOD GOVERNANCE | 32 |
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ancient Anura:dha-pura Ba:hu became become belonged Bo:dhi brother brought Buddha Buddhist building built called capital century ceremony Ceylon chief chronicles claim Colombo considered consort cultural daughter death dynasty English epic father Founder four gave give given hand head important Indian inscriptions island kingdom Kandy Kandyan king king's known land language later literature lived Maha Maha:vansa Malla matter means ministers monks Na:ga officer origins ornaments palace Pali Parakkama Bahu period poem poet political Polonnaruva Portuguese present prince Prof queen ra:ja rain Raja Sinha record referred reign relations religious royal rule Sacred Tooth Sangha Sanskrit says Se:na sent Silva Sinhala Sinhalese Sinhalese kings Siri South Sri Lanka story stupa succession tanks temple term throne Tissa took tree verse Viha:ra Vijaya wife write