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... Polonnaruwa . In his time Lanka was known as the " granary of the East . " So much grain was grown that there was enough also to export to other countries . In his reign , the Chulavamsa records , " Never once did the people know the ...
... Polonnaruwa . In his time Lanka was known as the " granary of the East . " So much grain was grown that there was enough also to export to other countries . In his reign , the Chulavamsa records , " Never once did the people know the ...
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... Polonnaruwa . It took ten years before Sugala was captured in a battle fought on the bank of the Vananadi ( Walawe Ganga ) . The leaders received their just punishment but the people were treated well by the king . On his orders , " the ...
... Polonnaruwa . It took ten years before Sugala was captured in a battle fought on the bank of the Vananadi ( Walawe Ganga ) . The leaders received their just punishment but the people were treated well by the king . On his orders , " the ...
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Maureen Seneviratne. Sugala , his royal aunt , was brought on his orders to Polonnaruwa , where she lived out the rest of her life in his court as a royal hostage of King Parakrama Bahu I. Carved on the rock of Dambulla by a king who ...
Maureen Seneviratne. Sugala , his royal aunt , was brought on his orders to Polonnaruwa , where she lived out the rest of her life in his court as a royal hostage of King Parakrama Bahu I. Carved on the rock of Dambulla by a king who ...
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