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Page 57
... epigraph mentions about the benefactions to the Buddhist temple and makes no mention of the invasion of the Chola country by Gajabahu ( 177-199 AD ) , and bringing back 12,000 Sinhala prisoners of war , captured by the Tamil Chola King ...
... epigraph mentions about the benefactions to the Buddhist temple and makes no mention of the invasion of the Chola country by Gajabahu ( 177-199 AD ) , and bringing back 12,000 Sinhala prisoners of war , captured by the Tamil Chola King ...
Page 59
... epigraph is the very commencement of the TAMIL inscription which would have thrown light on the inscription that followed . Very strange , though unfortunate the first line starts with ' SIVA ' ... and the rest of the words in the line ...
... epigraph is the very commencement of the TAMIL inscription which would have thrown light on the inscription that followed . Very strange , though unfortunate the first line starts with ' SIVA ' ... and the rest of the words in the line ...
Page 60
... epigraph is to register donations to God Siva in the temple called ' TEN - KAILASAM ' at Kantalai by a Brahamin lady in memory of her husband . This was during the period of the Cholas in the 11th century . In order that this charity is ...
... epigraph is to register donations to God Siva in the temple called ' TEN - KAILASAM ' at Kantalai by a Brahamin lady in memory of her husband . This was during the period of the Cholas in the 11th century . In order that this charity is ...
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According Adigar ancient Anuradhapura appear army Aryan Bahu banks battle became British brought Buddha Buddhist built called capital carried caste century Ceylon CHAPTER Chola Chola King chronicle coast Cola Colombo Culavamsa daughter death destroyed district Dravidian Dutch East Elara elephants fact fled four further Gajabahu given hands head Hence Hindu inhabitants inscriptions island Jaffna Kalinga Kandy Kandyan Karavas Karikalan killed King kingdom known land language lived Mahavamsa Mannar married matters mention Nagas Nallur North origin Pandya pearls perhaps period port Portuguese present Prince Puttalam Queen race Rajavaliya records referred reign relic returned river royal ruled Sangili says seen sent settled ships Sinhala Sinhalese South India specially Sri Lanka story subsequently temple throne Tiger took tooth-relic trade tribes Vallipuram Vellala Vijaya worship