A Concise History of Ceylon: From the Earliest Times to the Arrival of the Portuguese in 1505 |
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... inscriptions began to be inscribed on natural rock surfaces alongside dagäbas , monastic buildings and rock - cut steps . In the fifth , sixth and seventh centuries inscriptions become much fewer , and no satisfactory explanation has ...
... inscriptions began to be inscribed on natural rock surfaces alongside dagäbas , monastic buildings and rock - cut steps . In the fifth , sixth and seventh centuries inscriptions become much fewer , and no satisfactory explanation has ...
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... inscriptions which refer to Dameḍas , probably the oldest documents in which this ethnic term is met with . It is significant that in these Brahmi inscriptions , the Dameḍas ( Tamils ) are referred to as traders ( vanija ) or ship ...
... inscriptions which refer to Dameḍas , probably the oldest documents in which this ethnic term is met with . It is significant that in these Brahmi inscriptions , the Dameḍas ( Tamils ) are referred to as traders ( vanija ) or ship ...
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... inscriptions were physicians , carpenters or architects , goldsmiths , painters , store - keepers , astrologers ... inscriptions . In addition , there were Kambo- jas and Milakkhas referred to in inscriptions , and Nesādas men- tioned in ...
... inscriptions were physicians , carpenters or architects , goldsmiths , painters , store - keepers , astrologers ... inscriptions . In addition , there were Kambo- jas and Milakkhas referred to in inscriptions , and Nesādas men- tioned in ...
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Abhaya Aggabodhi Alagakkōnāra Alakeśvara ancient Anuradhapura Arya-cakravarti attack bāhu battle bhikkhus Bhuvanaikabāhu Brāhmaṇas brother Buddha Buddhist built called canal Candrabhānu capital captured century B.C. Ceylon Chinese Chronicle coins Cola Cola king commander Culavamsa Dakkhinadesa Dambadeniya Dappula death defeated district Dutthagamani dynasty elephants enemy established festival forces Gajabāhu Gampala Ganga Image inscriptions irrigation Island Jaffna Jāvaka Kalinga Kassapa king's kingdom known Kōralē Kōṭṭe kramabahu Kulasekhara Kuruṇāgala land Lankapura literary Madhura Magha Mahaväli Mahāyāna Mahinda Mānābharaṇa military minister Moggallāna monastery monks Nāga named Nissankamalla palace Pāli Pallava Pandya Parakrama Parakramabahu poem Polonnaruva Polonnaruva period prince princess queen Rajarata Rayigama referred reign of Parakramabahu religious restored royal Ruhuna ruled ruler Sangha Sanskrit Sapumal Sena senapati sent shrines Sinhalese army Sinhalese king soldiers South India sovereignty stone stupa stūpas Tamil tank temple territory thera throne Tissa took Tooth Relic troops vihāra Vijaya Vijayabāhu Vikramabahu Vira Yakṣas Yapavuva