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... Māgama . In the northern region access into the interior was along the main rivers , and the sources of these were not far ... Magama . It passed through Kahagala and Rițigala , and reached Magantoța ( Kacchakatittha ) which is near the ...
... Māgama . In the northern region access into the interior was along the main rivers , and the sources of these were not far ... Magama . It passed through Kahagala and Rițigala , and reached Magantoța ( Kacchakatittha ) which is near the ...
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... Magama established themselves as kings over the northern and the south - eastern regions , a form of central government was imposed over the village councils . A king's duties in those days were very few compared with the activities of ...
... Magama established themselves as kings over the northern and the south - eastern regions , a form of central government was imposed over the village councils . A king's duties in those days were very few compared with the activities of ...
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... Magama were probably the Tisäväva and the Duratisaväva , now called the Yōdaväva , built by Ilanaga . Another tank which goes back to very early times is the Dikväva . ( Dīghavapi ) which lies about twenty miles to the west of Kalmunai ...
... Magama were probably the Tisäväva and the Duratisaväva , now called the Yōdaväva , built by Ilanaga . Another tank which goes back to very early times is the Dikväva . ( Dīghavapi ) which lies about twenty miles to the west of Kalmunai ...
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Abhayagiri Adam's Peak Agbō Anuradhapura army Aryans Aśōka became bhikshus Bhuvanaikabāhu bodhisattva brother Buddha Buddhism Buddhist bhikshus buildings built called capital captured century A.D. Cēra chief Cōla conquest Copyright Archæological Survey Culavansa Dāgäba death defeated district Dravidians dynasty empire Gajabāhu Gampola Ganga Hindu Hinduism history of Ceylon influence inscriptions invaded Ceylon invasions island Isurumuniya Jātaka Kālidāsa Kalinga Kāśyapa Kirti Kōṭṭē lands language Lankatilaka large number lived Māgama Mahasen Mahaväli Ganga Mahavansa Mahavihārē Mahāyānists mainly Malaya Mānābharaṇa Māyārața Mihindu Mōriya Muslims Nāga Niśśanka Niśśańka Malla North Indian Period occupied Pāli Pali Canon Pallava Pandya Parakrama Parakramabahu Polonnaruva probably Rājarāja Rajarața Rayigama rebellion region reign religious rivers Ruhuna ruled ruler Saddhā Sangha Sanskrit sculpture sects Sēna Sinhalese kings Sinhalese language Siri Mevan Siva South India Sri Vallabha successors Survey of Ceylon Tamil kingdom tanks temple throne Tissa took tribes troops Väddas Vihārē Vijaya Vijayabāhu Vijayanagara Vikramabahu worship