The Early History of Ceylon, Or, The Indian Period of Ceylon History |
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... referred to in the previous section belong to the Neolithic or the New Stone Age . The dolmen is found at Padiyagampola , near Rambukkana , and the cists in the Battticaloa District and in the Nuvaragam Palata of the North Central ...
... referred to in the previous section belong to the Neolithic or the New Stone Age . The dolmen is found at Padiyagampola , near Rambukkana , and the cists in the Battticaloa District and in the Nuvaragam Palata of the North Central ...
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... referred to in the last chapter , came to an end at the death of Aśōka . His succes- sors were weak rulers , and the various kings who had been obliged to acknowledge his supremacy began to assert gradually their independence . India ...
... referred to in the last chapter , came to an end at the death of Aśōka . His succes- sors were weak rulers , and the various kings who had been obliged to acknowledge his supremacy began to assert gradually their independence . India ...
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... referred to in an inscription at the end of the fifteenth century was levied also at this time . By it one - third of the move- ables of a deceased person went to the king if he left any sons and the whole if he left no heir . The ...
... referred to in an inscription at the end of the fifteenth century was levied also at this time . By it one - third of the move- ables of a deceased person went to the king if he left any sons and the whole if he left no heir . 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