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... rivers , and the sources of these were not far from one another . Anuradhapura became the capital both on account of its central position and of its strategic position on the Malvatu Oya . The Malvatu Oya flows into the sea not very far ...
... rivers , and the sources of these were not far from one another . Anuradhapura became the capital both on account of its central position and of its strategic position on the Malvatu Oya . The Malvatu Oya flows into the sea not very far ...
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... rivers of this reign flowed from east to west . It is not certain which of the coastal regions was first occupied . It is possible that the Aryans first settled in the north - west of Ceylon owing to the pearl - banks in its ...
... rivers of this reign flowed from east to west . It is not certain which of the coastal regions was first occupied . It is possible that the Aryans first settled in the north - west of Ceylon owing to the pearl - banks in its ...
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... rivers ran dry . The obtaining of the necessary supply of water , therefore , became one of the chief objects of the kings and the people . They did not dig wells or tanks near the fields , as to draw water from them would have demanded ...
... rivers ran dry . The obtaining of the necessary supply of water , therefore , became one of the chief objects of the kings and the people . They did not dig wells or tanks near the fields , as to draw water from them would have demanded ...
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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