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... Ruhuna were considered the three main divisions of Ceylon . All these regions were under the Anuradhapura kings , but the amount of control they exercised over Dakkhiņadēsa and Ruhuna depended on the strength and character of each ...
... Ruhuna were considered the three main divisions of Ceylon . All these regions were under the Anuradhapura kings , but the amount of control they exercised over Dakkhiņadēsa and Ruhuna depended on the strength and character of each ...
Page 51
... Ruhuna where he lived for some time . His brother , Mihindu V ( 981-1017 ) was even weaker as a king . His government was so helpless that people refused to pay taxes , and as a result , his army , which he could not pay , mutinied in ...
... Ruhuna where he lived for some time . His brother , Mihindu V ( 981-1017 ) was even weaker as a king . His government was so helpless that people refused to pay taxes , and as a result , his army , which he could not pay , mutinied in ...
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... Ruhuna they defeated Sugalā , and captured Udundora once more . Thus Ruhuna was subdued . The supremacy of Parakramabahu was challenged twice after this , in Ruhuna in 1160 and at Māntai in 1168. Both rebellions were easily quelled . 7 ...
... Ruhuna they defeated Sugalā , and captured Udundora once more . Thus Ruhuna was subdued . The supremacy of Parakramabahu was challenged twice after this , in Ruhuna in 1160 and at Māntai in 1168. Both rebellions were easily quelled . 7 ...
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1 The Island2 The Väddas3 The Peoples of | 1 |
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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