The Early History of Ceylon, Or, The Indian Period of Ceylon History |
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... region the parent of all these languages was spoken . Some locate it in Central Asia , some in South Russia , some in North Germany , and others in Hungary . The Aryans , from whatever region they started their wander- ings , entered ...
... region the parent of all these languages was spoken . Some locate it in Central Asia , some in South Russia , some in North Germany , and others in Hungary . The Aryans , from whatever region they started their wander- ings , entered ...
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... region probably did not come under the influence of the kings of Anuradhapura or Māgama . Owing to the heavy rainfall it must have been thickly wooded on either side and difficult of penetration . It was also not easily accessible from ...
... region probably did not come under the influence of the kings of Anuradhapura or Māgama . Owing to the heavy rainfall it must have been thickly wooded on either side and difficult of penetration . It was also not easily accessible from ...
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... region was directly ruled by the king himself . The south - eastern region continued to be called Ruhuna and the mountain region at the centre Malaya . Rajarata was further divided into Uttaradēsa ( the Northern District ) ...
... region was directly ruled by the king himself . The south - eastern region continued to be called Ruhuna and the mountain region at the centre Malaya . Rajarata was further divided into Uttaradēsa ( the Northern District ) ...
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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