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... Sinhala monarch who was evicted from Raja Rata . The Sinhala monarchy now shifted to Dambadeniya where a new dynasty emerged under Parāk- ramabahu II who claimed descent from the traditional Sinhala dynasty of the Polonnaruwa court ...
... Sinhala monarch who was evicted from Raja Rata . The Sinhala monarchy now shifted to Dambadeniya where a new dynasty emerged under Parāk- ramabahu II who claimed descent from the traditional Sinhala dynasty of the Polonnaruwa court ...
Page 192
... Sinhala king clinched the situation by extending its patronage to this rebel kingdom of Candrabanu under cover of assisting the Sinhala king against his enemies . His motives were not so much treachery against his Ceylon ally as concern ...
... Sinhala king clinched the situation by extending its patronage to this rebel kingdom of Candrabanu under cover of assisting the Sinhala king against his enemies . His motives were not so much treachery against his Ceylon ally as concern ...
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... Sinhala Buddhist image and a stupa bordered by balustrades with protruding elephant heads . The similarities in Thai and Sinhala religious monuments may be attributed not merely to the doctrinal impact of Theravāda Buddhism but also ...
... Sinhala Buddhist image and a stupa bordered by balustrades with protruding elephant heads . The similarities in Thai and Sinhala religious monuments may be attributed not merely to the doctrinal impact of Theravāda Buddhism but also ...
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THE MAINLAND STATES | 4 |
THE ARCHIPELAGO | 198 |
RELATIONS WITH CHINA | 230 |
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