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Page 51
... troops . Rājarāja I ( 985-1014 ) , who was extending the Cōla empire in every direction , did not fail to take advantage of the confusion that prevailed in Ceylon . His troops invaded Ceylon in 993 and occupied Rajarata . They destroyed ...
... troops . Rājarāja I ( 985-1014 ) , who was extending the Cōla empire in every direction , did not fail to take advantage of the confusion that prevailed in Ceylon . His troops invaded Ceylon in 993 and occupied Rajarata . They destroyed ...
Page 71
... troops , he subdued the rebels , and caused to be burnt to death the ringleaders who had dared to oppose his wishes . After Vijayabāhu's death his brother Jayabahu became king . The next in succession was Vikramabahu , the son of ...
... troops , he subdued the rebels , and caused to be burnt to death the ringleaders who had dared to oppose his wishes . After Vijayabāhu's death his brother Jayabahu became king . The next in succession was Vikramabahu , the son of ...
Page 75
... troops to check the march of the enemy from the west . But , before Parakramabahu could take advantage of this partial withdrawal of the troops , his general , Nārāyana , who was stationed at Anuradhapura , rose in rebellion and he was ...
... troops to check the march of the enemy from the west . But , before Parakramabahu could take advantage of this partial withdrawal of the troops , his general , Nārāyana , who was stationed at Anuradhapura , rose in rebellion and he was ...
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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