The Early History of Ceylon, Or, The Indian Period of Ceylon History |
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... tanks and canals could be traced it would be possible to find out the manner in which the country was developed . Unfortunately , information is lacking about most of these tanks , and it is not possible at present to give for most of ...
... tanks and canals could be traced it would be possible to find out the manner in which the country was developed . Unfortunately , information is lacking about most of these tanks , and it is not possible at present to give for most of ...
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... tanks and twelve channels . One of these tanks is either the Nachchaduva Tank or the Eruväva , to the south - east of Anuradhapura . Dețu Tis I ( A.D. 263-274 ) is said to have built six tanks and his brother , Mahasen ( A.D. 274-302 ) ...
... tanks and twelve channels . One of these tanks is either the Nachchaduva Tank or the Eruväva , to the south - east of Anuradhapura . Dețu Tis I ( A.D. 263-274 ) is said to have built six tanks and his brother , Mahasen ( A.D. 274-302 ) ...
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... tanks which were full , and destroyed the dams built across rivers and canals in order to destroy crops and hinder cultivation . In some places they devastated the lands to such an extent that it became impossible to trace the sites of ...
... tanks which were full , and destroyed the dams built across rivers and canals in order to destroy crops and hinder cultivation . In some places they devastated the lands to such an extent that it became impossible to trace the sites 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