The Early History of Ceylon, Or, The Indian Period of Ceylon History |
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... large number of people . Some members of the royal clan of Pāṇḍya1 took advantage of this situation . They invaded Ceylon , deposed Vaļagambā from the throne , and five of them ruled in succession . After fourteen years Vaļagambā put an ...
... large number of people . Some members of the royal clan of Pāṇḍya1 took advantage of this situation . They invaded Ceylon , deposed Vaļagambā from the throne , and five of them ruled in succession . After fourteen years Vaļagambā put an ...
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... large city for those days , and contained many thoroughfares and side- streets . The numerous shrines within it made it a place of pilgrimage and the residence of a large number of bhikshus . The ⚫ tanks provided the necessary water ...
... large city for those days , and contained many thoroughfares and side- streets . The numerous shrines within it made it a place of pilgrimage and the residence of a large number of bhikshus . The ⚫ tanks provided the necessary water ...
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... large number of people . Though the railway , the motor - car , the telegraph , and the telephone have become an inseparable part of the life of the people , and have helped Govern- 113 ment to spread its tentacles in every direction ...
... large number of people . Though the railway , the motor - car , the telegraph , and the telephone have become an inseparable part of the life of the people , and have helped Govern- 113 ment to spread its tentacles in every direction ...
Contents
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