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... rivers , and the sources of these were not far from one another . Anuradhapura became the capital both on account of its central position and of its strategic position on the Malvatu Oya . The Malvatu Oya flows into the sea not very far ...
... rivers , and the sources of these were not far from one another . Anuradhapura became the capital both on account of its central position and of its strategic position on the Malvatu Oya . The Malvatu Oya flows into the sea not very far ...
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... rivers of this region flowed from east to west . It is not certain which of the coastal regions was first occupied . It is possible that the Aryans first settled in the north - west of Ceylon owing to the pearl - banks in its ...
... rivers of this region flowed from east to west . It is not certain which of the coastal regions was first occupied . It is possible that the Aryans first settled in the north - west of Ceylon owing to the pearl - banks in its ...
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... rivers were thus a help to conquest , they were , however , a hindrance whenever armies had to cross them . The ... river at some place . There were a number of fords extending from Vēragantoța near Alutnuvara to Māgantota near ...
... rivers were thus a help to conquest , they were , however , a hindrance whenever armies had to cross them . The ... river at some place . There were a number of fords extending from Vēragantoța near Alutnuvara to Māgantota near ...
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