A Concise History of Ceylon: From the Earliest Times to the Arrival of the Portuguese in 1505 |
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... Kassapa I ( Sigiri Kasubu ) gained the throne in the year 477 . The Culavamsa says , ' he betook himself through fear to Sihagiri which is difficult of ascent for human beings . He cleared the land round about , surrounded it with a ...
... Kassapa I ( Sigiri Kasubu ) gained the throne in the year 477 . The Culavamsa says , ' he betook himself through fear to Sihagiri which is difficult of ascent for human beings . He cleared the land round about , surrounded it with a ...
Page 129
... Kassapa turned his elephant round and moved to the rear to seek a way round the swamp : this was misunderstood by his troops as a sign of flight and they broke up in disorder , leaving Moggallana the victor . Deserted by his troops , ...
... Kassapa turned his elephant round and moved to the rear to seek a way round the swamp : this was misunderstood by his troops as a sign of flight and they broke up in disorder , leaving Moggallana the victor . Deserted by his troops , ...
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... Kassapa defeated him : Kassapa rode his war - elephant to the top of the hill and became known as Giri - Kassapa . But Silākāla's obduracy was not softened by these defeats . He continued to incite rebellion all over the country and ...
... Kassapa defeated him : Kassapa rode his war - elephant to the top of the hill and became known as Giri - Kassapa . But Silākāla's obduracy was not softened by these defeats . He continued to incite rebellion all over the country and ...
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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