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... chiefs by granting them lands for their sustenance as long as they rendered him service . He adopted the same method ... chief , who directly controlled the army . If he was popular with the army he had often the opportunity to depose an ...
... chiefs by granting them lands for their sustenance as long as they rendered him service . He adopted the same method ... chief , who directly controlled the army . If he was popular with the army he had often the opportunity to depose an ...
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... chief difficulty that stood in the way of good government at this time was the lack of proper communications . As there was no way of sending a message quickly , the kings found it difficult to control the chiefs , to whom they ...
... chief difficulty that stood in the way of good government at this time was the lack of proper communications . As there was no way of sending a message quickly , the kings found it difficult to control the chiefs , to whom they ...
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... chiefs , the mahālēkha , the governors of the provinces , the chiefs of the districts , and the principal merchants . In ... chief occupation of the people was agriculture the main source of revenue was the grain- tax . All lands except ...
... chiefs , the mahālēkha , the governors of the provinces , the chiefs of the districts , and the principal merchants . In ... chief occupation of the people was agriculture the main source of revenue was the grain- tax . All lands except ...
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1 The Island2 The Väddas3 The Peoples of | 1 |
II | 16 |
THE NORTH INDIAN PERIOD II | 27 |
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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