The Early History of Ceylon, Or, The Indian Period of Ceylon History |
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... death . Udaya seized this opportu- nity and ravaged the borders of the Cōla Kingdom . Though the Cōlas lost much of their territory after this defeat , Ceylon was invaded again about 959 by Parāntaka II ( 953-973 ) as Mihindu IV ( 956 ...
... death . Udaya seized this opportu- nity and ravaged the borders of the Cōla Kingdom . Though the Cōlas lost much of their territory after this defeat , Ceylon was invaded again about 959 by Parāntaka II ( 953-973 ) as Mihindu IV ( 956 ...
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... death by the Cōlas , a Sinhalese general named Lōkēśvara ( 1049-1055 ) , assisted by a section of the Sinhalese , captured Ruhuna about 1049 , and estab- lished himself at Kataragama on the Mänik Ganga , while Kīrti , a descendant of ...
... death by the Cōlas , a Sinhalese general named Lōkēśvara ( 1049-1055 ) , assisted by a section of the Sinhalese , captured Ruhuna about 1049 , and estab- lished himself at Kataragama on the Mänik Ganga , while Kīrti , a descendant of ...
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... death the ringleaders who had dared to oppose his wishes . After Vijayabāhu's death his brother Jayabāhu became king . The next in succession was Vikramabahu , the son of Vijayabahu by a princess of Kalinga , and he according to custom ...
... death the ringleaders who had dared to oppose his wishes . After Vijayabāhu's death his brother Jayabāhu became king . The next in succession was Vikramabahu , the son of Vijayabahu by a princess of Kalinga , and he according to custom ...
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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