The Early History of Ceylon, Or, The Indian Period of Ceylon History |
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... tanks and canals could be traced it would be possible to find out the manner in which the country was developed . Unfortunately , information is lacking about most of these tanks , and it is not possible at present to give for most of ...
... tanks and canals could be traced it would be possible to find out the manner in which the country was developed . Unfortunately , information is lacking about most of these tanks , and it is not possible at present to give for most of ...
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... tanks and twelve channels . One of these tanks is either the Nachchaduva Tank or the Eruväva , to the south - east of Anuradhapura . Dețu Tis I ( A.D. 263-274 ) is said to have built six tanks and his brother , Mahasen ( A.D. 274-302 ) ...
... tanks and twelve channels . One of these tanks is either the Nachchaduva Tank or the Eruväva , to the south - east of Anuradhapura . Dețu Tis I ( A.D. 263-274 ) is said to have built six tanks and his brother , Mahasen ( A.D. 274-302 ) ...
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... tanks . The Kurunduväva , which is either the Giant's Tank or the Akattimurippu ( Akatti Breached Tank ) , was built by Agbo I ( 568-601 ) , who is said to have constructed also the Mihintale Tank and restored the Alahära Canal ...
... tanks . The Kurunduväva , which is either the Giant's Tank or the Akattimurippu ( Akatti Breached Tank ) , was built by Agbo I ( 568-601 ) , who is said to have constructed also the Mihintale Tank and restored the Alahära Canal ...
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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