The Tamils of Sri Lanka: Their History and Role |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 60
Page 42
Their History and Role P. A. T. Gunasinghe. district , must be from the Sinhala word ... Sinhala . But there occured in the 13th century the same political ... kings ha been shifted to Dambadeniya , in the north western province , from ...
Their History and Role P. A. T. Gunasinghe. district , must be from the Sinhala word ... Sinhala . But there occured in the 13th century the same political ... kings ha been shifted to Dambadeniya , in the north western province , from ...
Page 105
... kings should be avoided . The Sinhala kings wisely balance of power within the army , so that , while the main nhala regiments , both regular and militia , even the foreign e recruited so as to maintain a balance between each other . 11 ...
... kings should be avoided . The Sinhala kings wisely balance of power within the army , so that , while the main nhala regiments , both regular and militia , even the foreign e recruited so as to maintain a balance between each other . 11 ...
Page 106
... Sinhala kings against domination by one group of foreign mercenaries . Thus there is no basis for the statement47 that the Tamils ' played a key role in commercial and military affairs ' . While there were foreign professional ...
... Sinhala kings against domination by one group of foreign mercenaries . Thus there is no basis for the statement47 that the Tamils ' played a key role in commercial and military affairs ' . While there were foreign professional ...
Contents
Ceylon Tamil Inscriptions Ed | 4 |
The Temporal and Spiritual Conquest | 40 |
South Indian Inscriptions | 52 |
1 other sections not shown
Common terms and phrases
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