The Early History of Ceylon, Or, The Indian Period of Ceylon History |
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... ISLAND THE landing of Vijaya with his seven hundred followers is generally regarded as the starting point of the history of Ceylon . This is not surprising as the Mahavansa , the chief source for the reconstruc- tion of the early ...
... ISLAND THE landing of Vijaya with his seven hundred followers is generally regarded as the starting point of the history of Ceylon . This is not surprising as the Mahavansa , the chief source for the reconstruc- tion of the early ...
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... island . . Another cause that drew Ceylon away from India , in addition to its being an island , is its position in the highway of sea - traffic midway between Europe and the Far East , which brought Ceylon into touch with traders from ...
... island . . Another cause that drew Ceylon away from India , in addition to its being an island , is its position in the highway of sea - traffic midway between Europe and the Far East , which brought Ceylon into touch with traders from ...
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... island . The western and the south - western coasts were little occupied , but a few people settled at Kälaniya and went into the interior along the river . There is no definite information which sheds any light with regard to the ...
... island . The western and the south - western coasts were little occupied , but a few people settled at Kälaniya and went into the interior along the river . There is no definite information which sheds any light with regard to the ...
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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