The Tamils of Sri Lanka: Their History and Role |
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... Dravidian people of south India , who , as a result of the introduction of Buddhism , became speakers of an Indo- Aryan language . Since this theory implies that the arrival of the Dravidians on a large scale into Sri Lanka can be put ...
... Dravidian people of south India , who , as a result of the introduction of Buddhism , became speakers of an Indo- Aryan language . Since this theory implies that the arrival of the Dravidians on a large scale into Sri Lanka can be put ...
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... Dravidian . If the original language of the people of Sri Lanka was Dravidian , e appearance of epigraphic records , in Indo - Aryan only , from the me of the introduction of Buddhism , logically suggests that within few years of its ...
... Dravidian . If the original language of the people of Sri Lanka was Dravidian , e appearance of epigraphic records , in Indo - Aryan only , from the me of the introduction of Buddhism , logically suggests that within few years of its ...
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... Dravidian group of speakers , show that the Dravidians ( Tamils ) themselves came from West Asia . 12 Thu the people of the megalithic culture , if they were Dravidians , wer spreading out in south India after , according to ...
... Dravidian group of speakers , show that the Dravidians ( Tamils ) themselves came from West Asia . 12 Thu the people of the megalithic culture , if they were Dravidians , wer spreading out in south India after , according to ...
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Ceylon Tamil Inscriptions Ed | 4 |
The Temporal and Spiritual Conquest | 40 |
South Indian Inscriptions | 52 |
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13th century 7th century A.D. Alagakkonāra Alakesvara Anuradhapura Ariyacakravarti army attacked Batticaloa Bhuvenekabāhu Brahmin Buddhist Candrabhānu capital Ceylon chronicle coast Cola conquest Culavamsa culture Dambadeniya Dambadeniya kingdom defeated district Dravidian Dutthagamani dynasty E.Z. Vol established evidence feudatory flag of Jaffna Gampala governed Ibid Indo-Aryan inscription invaded the Dambadeniya invasion Island Jaffna kingdom Jaffna peninsula Javaka Jeyavira king of Jaffna kingdom of Jaffna Kotte Kulasekera Kurunagala language lyre flag Magha Mahāvamsa Mannar mentioned mercenaries Muslim names north central province north-western P.A.T. Gunasinghe Pandyan Pandyan kings Parakramabahu Pathmanathan pearl fishery period political Polonnaruva Portugese probably Pūjāvaliya Queyroz Rajarata records reference reign Rohana royal ruled ruler Sangrahaya Sendemain shows Sinhala king Sinhala kingdom Sinhala population sources south India spread Sri Lanka Tamil origin Tamil population Tamil speaking Tamil troops temple throne Trincomalee ulvāḍu Unpublished Thesis Uttaradesa Vanni Vanniars vihāras Vijayabahu Vijayanagara empire western word Yalpana Vaipavamalai Yapahuva