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... army received such a defeat near Anuradhapura that he was compelled to flee from Polonnaruva and defend himself for ... army from the west through Māyārața which captured Anuradhapura and occupied Mantai and another along the east coast ...
... army received such a defeat near Anuradhapura that he was compelled to flee from Polonnaruva and defend himself for ... army from the west through Māyārața which captured Anuradhapura and occupied Mantai and another along the east coast ...
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... army fought its way along the Mahāväli Ganga , and took the road towards Bibilē . A section of the army , however , was sent by way of Passara to prevent the enemy stationed there from making a flank attack . The main army , after this ...
... army fought its way along the Mahāväli Ganga , and took the road towards Bibilē . A section of the army , however , was sent by way of Passara to prevent the enemy stationed there from making a flank attack . The main army , after this ...
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... army ravaged Rajarața , treated with violence the bhikshus and the laity , and caused destruction everywhere . The confusion that followed the reign of Parakramabahu I was due to many causes . Parakramabahu had no successor in whose ...
... army ravaged Rajarața , treated with violence the bhikshus and the laity , and caused destruction everywhere . The confusion that followed the reign of Parakramabahu I was due to many causes . Parakramabahu had no successor in whose ...
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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