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... whole island . The other , Parakramabahu the Great , who also ruled over the whole island , made war in South India and Burma , set up an efficient system of administration , developed agriculture by constructing extensive irrigation ...
... whole island . The other , Parakramabahu the Great , who also ruled over the whole island , made war in South India and Burma , set up an efficient system of administration , developed agriculture by constructing extensive irrigation ...
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... whole of Ruhuņa . Vikramabahu II died in 1137 , and was succeeded by his son , Gajabahu II . The two brothers , Kirti Sri Megha and Sri Vallabha , made an attack against Gajabāhu too , but Gajabāhu , like his father , defended himself ...
... whole of Ruhuņa . Vikramabahu II died in 1137 , and was succeeded by his son , Gajabahu II . The two brothers , Kirti Sri Megha and Sri Vallabha , made an attack against Gajabāhu too , but Gajabāhu , like his father , defended himself ...
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... whole country would acquiesce , and , once the strong hand of Parakramabahu was removed , those kept in subjection by him began to assert themselves . He left behind a number of experienced generals who had been in service in Ceylon and ...
... whole country would acquiesce , and , once the strong hand of Parakramabahu was removed , those kept in subjection by him began to assert themselves . He left behind a number of experienced generals who had been in service in Ceylon and ...
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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