The Early History of Ceylon, Or, The Indian Period of Ceylon History |
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... important of the three consisted of the plains in the north watered by the Indus and the Ganges . The second in importance was the Deccan plateau , lying to the south of the Narbadā and the Vindhya mountains and to the north of the ...
... important of the three consisted of the plains in the north watered by the Indus and the Ganges . The second in importance was the Deccan plateau , lying to the south of the Narbadā and the Vindhya mountains and to the north of the ...
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... importance during this time . Sigiriya came into prominence because of its occupation by Kāśyapa I. Polonnaruva had been important on account of its strategic position against invasions from Ruhuņa . The extension of irrigation in the ...
... importance during this time . Sigiriya came into prominence because of its occupation by Kāśyapa I. Polonnaruva had been important on account of its strategic position against invasions from Ruhuņa . The extension of irrigation in the ...
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... important . The chatta or parasol was the symbol of royal dignity , and played to some extent the part of a flag in modern times . The bearer of it and the bearer of the sword became important as the king's immediate and trusted ...
... important . The chatta or parasol was the symbol of royal dignity , and played to some extent the part of a flag in modern times . The bearer of it and the bearer of the sword became important as the king's immediate and trusted ...
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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