The Early History of Ceylon, Or, The Indian Period of Ceylon History |
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... took shelter in caves , and in the dry season lived near the rivers to which the wild animals came to quench their thirst . They did not know the use of cotton or wool , and their clothes consisted of garments of riți bark or of leaves ...
... took shelter in caves , and in the dry season lived near the rivers to which the wild animals came to quench their thirst . They did not know the use of cotton or wool , and their clothes consisted of garments of riți bark or of leaves ...
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... took place in the reigns of Kit Siri Mē ( 556-565 ) , Silāmēghavarṇa ( 617- 626 ) , Dāṭhōpatissa I ( 625-641 ) and Udaya I ( 885-896 ) . The famine that took place in the time of Dāṭhōpatissa I was due to the prolong- ed civil war but ...
... took place in the reigns of Kit Siri Mē ( 556-565 ) , Silāmēghavarṇa ( 617- 626 ) , Dāṭhōpatissa I ( 625-641 ) and Udaya I ( 885-896 ) . The famine that took place in the time of Dāṭhōpatissa I was due to the prolong- ed civil war but ...
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... took place in 1070 at the accession of the Cōla ruler Adhirājēndra and the confusion that followed his death , Pāṇḍya was able to assert its independence , and Vijayabāhu also took the opportunity to expel the Cōlas from Ceylon . He ...
... took place in 1070 at the accession of the Cōla ruler Adhirājēndra and the confusion that followed his death , Pāṇḍya was able to assert its independence , and Vijayabāhu also took the opportunity to expel the Cōlas from Ceylon . He ...
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