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... royal house . Those belonging to the Madappali class but not connected with the royal house were termed Sangu - Madappalis . The Charaku - Madappalis were those people who bought these titles from the Portuguese for money . Madappalis ...
... royal house . Those belonging to the Madappali class but not connected with the royal house were termed Sangu - Madappalis . The Charaku - Madappalis were those people who bought these titles from the Portuguese for money . Madappalis ...
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... royal family with their treasures disappeared into the hills which were kept prepared for any emergency . The Dutch sacked the capital and plundered the palace at Kundasala and much booty fell into their hands . In the meantime the ...
... royal family with their treasures disappeared into the hills which were kept prepared for any emergency . The Dutch sacked the capital and plundered the palace at Kundasala and much booty fell into their hands . In the meantime the ...
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... Royal stooge . Hence , he nominated the youth of Tamil origin , from the land of the Pandyas to be the next King , with the blessings of court and people . The youth ascended the throne of Kandy as Sri Vikrama Rajasinghe in 1798 , to ...
... Royal stooge . Hence , he nominated the youth of Tamil origin , from the land of the Pandyas to be the next King , with the blessings of court and people . The youth ascended the throne of Kandy as Sri Vikrama Rajasinghe in 1798 , to ...
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