A Concise History of Ceylon: From the Earliest Times to the Arrival of the Portuguese in 1505 |
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... Anuradhapura . IV Bas - relief on stele at Jetavana Dāgäba , Anuradhapura . V ( a ) Sculpture on Rock at ' Isurumuṇiya ' , Anuradhapura . ( b ) Moonstone in the Abhayagiri area , Anuradhapura . VI Guardstone south - west of Thūpārāma at ...
... Anuradhapura . IV Bas - relief on stele at Jetavana Dāgäba , Anuradhapura . V ( a ) Sculpture on Rock at ' Isurumuṇiya ' , Anuradhapura . ( b ) Moonstone in the Abhayagiri area , Anuradhapura . VI Guardstone south - west of Thūpārāma at ...
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... Anuradhapura . We are left to guess how it was that three youths who came to Anuradhapura from a distant place managed to get themselves elevated to the throne . Arrived at Anuradhapura , they became close and trusted counsellors of the ...
... Anuradhapura . We are left to guess how it was that three youths who came to Anuradhapura from a distant place managed to get themselves elevated to the throne . Arrived at Anuradhapura , they became close and trusted counsellors of the ...
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... Anuradhapura kings , from the third century B.C. , are known to have used the title maharaja which is not found in the records of Maurya emperors . The Sinhalese kings claimed to be Kṣatriyas ; the word is often found in literary works ...
... Anuradhapura kings , from the third century B.C. , are known to have used the title maharaja which is not found in the records of Maurya emperors . The Sinhalese kings claimed to be Kṣatriyas ; the word is often found in literary works ...
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Abhaya Aggabodhi Alagakkōnāra Alakeśvara ancient Anuradhapura Arya-cakravarti attack bāhu battle bhikkhus Bhuvanaikabāhu Brāhmaṇas brother Buddha Buddhist built called canal Candrabhānu capital captured century B.C. Ceylon Chinese Chronicle coins Cola Cola king commander Culavamsa Dakkhinadesa Dambadeniya Dappula death defeated district Dutthagamani dynasty elephants enemy established festival forces Gajabāhu Gampala Ganga Image inscriptions irrigation Island Jaffna Jāvaka Kalinga Kassapa king's kingdom known Kōralē Kōṭṭe kramabahu Kulasekhara Kuruṇāgala land Lankapura literary Madhura Magha Mahaväli Mahāyāna Mahinda Mānābharaṇa military minister Moggallāna monastery monks Nāga named Nissankamalla palace Pāli Pallava Pandya Parakrama Parakramabahu poem Polonnaruva Polonnaruva period prince princess queen Rajarata Rayigama referred reign of Parakramabahu religious restored royal Ruhuna ruled ruler Sangha Sanskrit Sapumal Sena senapati sent shrines Sinhalese army Sinhalese king soldiers South India sovereignty stone stupa stūpas Tamil tank temple territory thera throne Tissa took Tooth Relic troops vihāra Vijaya Vijayabāhu Vikramabahu Vira Yakṣas Yapavuva