The Tamils of Sri Lanka: their history and rôle |
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Contents
Preface Pages | 1 |
A R E Annual Report on Epigraphy | 4 |
Chapter iii | 40 |
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13th century 7th century A.D. administrative Akampati Alagakkonara Alakesvara Anuradhapura Ariyacakravarti army attacked Batticaloa Bhuvenekabahu Buddhist Candrabhanu Ceylon chapter Cola Empire conquered conquest Culavamsa culture Dambadeniya Damiladhikara defeated district Dravidian dynasty E.Z. Vol eastern established evidence existence feudatory Galoya governed Gunasinghe Ibid Ibn Batuta Indo-Aryan Indrapala influence inscription invaded invasion Island Jaffna kingdom Jaffna peninsula Javaka king of Jaffna kingdom of Jaffna Kotte Kurunagala language large number Magha Mahinda Mannar Mayarata mentioned military Muslim Nikaya northern Pandya Parakramabahu Pathmanathan political Polonnaruva Portugese prince probably Pujavaliya Queyroz Rajarata reference region reign Rohana royal rule ruler Sapumal Kumaraya says shows Sinhala kingdom Sinhala kings Sinhala population sources south India spread Sri Lanka Tamil mercenaries Tamil origin Tamil population Tamil settlements Tamil speaking Tamil troops temple throne trade Trincomalee ulvadu Uttaradesa Vaiyaapatal Vanni Vanniar viharas Vijayabahu Vijayanagara empire village western coast word Yalpana Vaipavamalai Yapahuva