A Concise History of Ceylon: From the Earliest Times to the Arrival of the Portuguese in 1505 |
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... Ceylon , History of Ceylon , Volume One ; any reader desirous of finding the authority for a statement of fact or a discussion on which is based an interpretation of historical data , should refer to the relevant chapter in the larger ...
... Ceylon , History of Ceylon , Volume One ; any reader desirous of finding the authority for a statement of fact or a discussion on which is based an interpretation of historical data , should refer to the relevant chapter in the larger ...
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... Ceylon began towards the end of the first century and developed rapidly thereafter : the far - famed but little - known Island of Taprobane became a reality to Western merchants . Numerous first - hand accounts of the Island and its ...
... Ceylon began towards the end of the first century and developed rapidly thereafter : the far - famed but little - known Island of Taprobane became a reality to Western merchants . Numerous first - hand accounts of the Island and its ...
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... Ceylon and obtained a famous Buddha image which is believed to be still preserved in Siam . Parakramabāhu himself sent envoys to the king of Tambaraṭṭha ( i.c. Tambalinga or Tamalingamu ) , and persuaded the latter to send to Ceylon a ...
... Ceylon and obtained a famous Buddha image which is believed to be still preserved in Siam . Parakramabāhu himself sent envoys to the king of Tambaraṭṭha ( i.c. Tambalinga or Tamalingamu ) , and persuaded the latter to send to Ceylon a ...
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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