The Early History of Ceylon, Or, The Indian Period of Ceylon History |
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... invasions and the occupation of Ceylon by the Cōlas , and it grew stronger with the Pandya invasions . At the beginning of the thirteenth century the Dravidians established an independent kingdom in the north , and in the fourteenth ...
... invasions and the occupation of Ceylon by the Cōlas , and it grew stronger with the Pandya invasions . At the beginning of the thirteenth century the Dravidians established an independent kingdom in the north , and in the fourteenth ...
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... invasions , but , in spite of them . Ceylon during this time made great headway in agriculture and irrigation and benefited by the influence of Buddhism and the Asōkan civilization . I. INDIA The peaceful condition of India , which was ...
... invasions , but , in spite of them . Ceylon during this time made great headway in agriculture and irrigation and benefited by the influence of Buddhism and the Asōkan civilization . I. INDIA The peaceful condition of India , which was ...
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... invasions of the Huns , who were called Hūnas in India . His successors , however , retreated before the later invasions of the Huns , and ruled over a much smaller area . They probably reigned over the region around Pațaliputra till ...
... invasions of the Huns , who were called Hūnas in India . His successors , however , retreated before the later invasions of the Huns , and ruled over a much smaller area . They probably reigned over the region around Pațaliputra till ...
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