The Tamils of Sri Lanka: Their History and Role |
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... Tamil , and that the Sinhalas were later invaders oppressing the original Tamil population of the country . ory even claims that the Sinhala inhabitants of today were mil , who now speak an Indo - Aryan language ( Sinhala ) the ...
... Tamil , and that the Sinhalas were later invaders oppressing the original Tamil population of the country . ory even claims that the Sinhala inhabitants of today were mil , who now speak an Indo - Aryan language ( Sinhala ) the ...
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... population . For example , in t records found at the Velgam Vihara , presently Nattanar Kovil in T- comalee District , many grants made by the Cola Emperors and the officials in the Tamil language are found . While these records woul ...
... population . For example , in t records found at the Velgam Vihara , presently Nattanar Kovil in T- comalee District , many grants made by the Cola Emperors and the officials in the Tamil language are found . While these records woul ...
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... Tamil population established by the Colas in the nor western province , of whom reference has been made elsewhere Being cut off from the mainstream of the Tamils in the north , probably were gradually absorbed into the Sinhala population ...
... Tamil population established by the Colas in the nor western province , of whom reference has been made elsewhere Being cut off from the mainstream of the Tamils in the north , probably were gradually absorbed into the Sinhala population ...
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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