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... Cera are mentioned in the early poems but what is said even about them is not always reliable and cannot be taken as true history . These literary works , generally called the ' Sangam ' literature , show that Tamil society at this time ...
... Cera are mentioned in the early poems but what is said even about them is not always reliable and cannot be taken as true history . These literary works , generally called the ' Sangam ' literature , show that Tamil society at this time ...
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... Cēra to seek aid from the Cēra king . In order to seize the headgear and regalia Parāntaka I invaded Ceylon in the ... Cera mercenaries revolted in his time , and he fled to Ruhuna where he lived for some time . His brother , Mihindu V ...
... Cēra to seek aid from the Cēra king . In order to seize the headgear and regalia Parāntaka I invaded Ceylon in the ... Cera mercenaries revolted in his time , and he fled to Ruhuna where he lived for some time . His brother , Mihindu V ...
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... Cēra in their attempt to put an end of the suzerainty of Cōla . Rajendra crushed this rebellion , expelled the Pāṇḍya and the Cera rulers from their thrones , and made one of his sons the ruler of these territories . Some members of ...
... Cēra in their attempt to put an end of the suzerainty of Cōla . Rajendra crushed this rebellion , expelled the Pāṇḍya and the Cera rulers from their thrones , and made one of his sons the ruler of these territories . Some members of ...
Contents
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