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... settled there . ( Gen. 11 : 1-2 ; NIV Bible ) . There they commenced to build a city with a tower that reached to the heavens . This tower is a typical Mesopotamian temple - tower , known as ziggurat . It was square at the base and had ...
... settled there . ( Gen. 11 : 1-2 ; NIV Bible ) . There they commenced to build a city with a tower that reached to the heavens . This tower is a typical Mesopotamian temple - tower , known as ziggurat . It was square at the base and had ...
Page 85
... settled Kanagamalavan a Vellala from Chigaramanagar and his four brothers . 7. Tolpuram He settled Kooparyeethiran a Vellala from Poopaha country and a Puniyapoopalan . 8. Anuradhapura He settled Thevarajendran , a Vellala from Pulur ...
... settled Kanagamalavan a Vellala from Chigaramanagar and his four brothers . 7. Tolpuram He settled Kooparyeethiran a Vellala from Poopaha country and a Puniyapoopalan . 8. Anuradhapura He settled Thevarajendran , a Vellala from Pulur ...
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... settled these Karavas , pure Tamil Hindus , in Negombo . As the King's treasury was depleted due to the internecine wars fought by him with his own Sinhala people , he found it difficult to pay these Karavas . Hence he gave them gems ...
... settled these Karavas , pure Tamil Hindus , in Negombo . As the King's treasury was depleted due to the internecine wars fought by him with his own Sinhala people , he found it difficult to pay these Karavas . Hence he gave them gems ...
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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