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... army attacked Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa , King Udaya who was on the throne fled to Rohana with the diadem and valuables of Rajasinha . ( CV 53:45 ) . The Chola army unable to penetrate the hills of Rohana , which were always the ...
... army attacked Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa , King Udaya who was on the throne fled to Rohana with the diadem and valuables of Rajasinha . ( CV 53:45 ) . The Chola army unable to penetrate the hills of Rohana , which were always the ...
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... army under General Lankapura to Madhura . Before the army could reach Madhura , Kulasekera had captured Madhura and killed Parakarama , his wife and children . Inspite of the set back , Lankapura was instructed to carry on with the war ...
... army under General Lankapura to Madhura . Before the army could reach Madhura , Kulasekera had captured Madhura and killed Parakarama , his wife and children . Inspite of the set back , Lankapura was instructed to carry on with the war ...
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... army but was defeated by the Tamil army who plundered the whole country . ( CV 54.73 ) . King Mahinda V's reign , ( 981-1017 AD ) , has been described in chapter 55 of the Culavamsa , a Sinhalese chronicle , as , ' The Pillage of Lanka ...
... army but was defeated by the Tamil army who plundered the whole country . ( CV 54.73 ) . King Mahinda V's reign , ( 981-1017 AD ) , has been described in chapter 55 of the Culavamsa , a Sinhalese chronicle , as , ' The Pillage of Lanka ...
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