The Tamils of Sri Lanka: Their History and Role |
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... northern hief who had established himself in Anuradhapura , in al province , soon became the paramount sovereign Till the time of Dutthagamani ( 2 nd century B.C. ) h - eastern portion of the Island , was governed by a royal- as a ...
... northern hief who had established himself in Anuradhapura , in al province , soon became the paramount sovereign Till the time of Dutthagamani ( 2 nd century B.C. ) h - eastern portion of the Island , was governed by a royal- as a ...
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... northern dry zone . In the time of Vaṭṭágamani Abhaya , ( 1st century B.C. , ) , the northern dry zone was again ruled by a series of Tamil invaders , until the king reconquered the area . For the next hundred years , there were no more ...
... northern dry zone . In the time of Vaṭṭágamani Abhaya , ( 1st century B.C. , ) , the northern dry zone was again ruled by a series of Tamil invaders , until the king reconquered the area . For the next hundred years , there were no more ...
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... northern and north central pro- vinces after the anarchy in Polonnaruva that commenced after 1186 A.D. , and that the term was adopted by the Sinhala chiefs who had imilarly set themselves up as a result of this same anarchy . However ...
... northern and north central pro- vinces after the anarchy in Polonnaruva that commenced after 1186 A.D. , and that the term was adopted by the Sinhala chiefs who had imilarly set themselves up as a result of this same anarchy . However ...
Contents
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