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... Anuradhapura . He further states that Vijaya was the guest of the Naga King of Kantarodai which accounts for the peaceful relations he had with the Nagas . When Vijaya later shifted to Anuradhapura , the Naga capital there existed at ...
... Anuradhapura . He further states that Vijaya was the guest of the Naga King of Kantarodai which accounts for the peaceful relations he had with the Nagas . When Vijaya later shifted to Anuradhapura , the Naga capital there existed at ...
Page 134
... Anuradhapura for ten years , during which period horses were imported for the use of the king . Two Tamils , ' Sena and Guttaka , sons of a freighter who brought horses hither conquered the king Sura - Tissa and at the head of a great ...
... Anuradhapura for ten years , during which period horses were imported for the use of the king . Two Tamils , ' Sena and Guttaka , sons of a freighter who brought horses hither conquered the king Sura - Tissa and at the head of a great ...
Page 135
... Anuradhapura . The Sinhalese king fled the battle field as he was vanquished by the Tamils and captured in the following lines in the Mahavamsa . ( MV 33.42-44 ) . A Nigantha named Giri saw him take flight and cried out loudly , ' The ...
... Anuradhapura . The Sinhalese king fled the battle field as he was vanquished by the Tamils and captured in the following lines in the Mahavamsa . ( MV 33.42-44 ) . A Nigantha named Giri saw him take flight and cried out loudly , ' The ...
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