A Concise History of Ceylon: From the Earliest Times to the Arrival of the Portuguese in 1505 |
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... Sinhalese king mobilised his army at once , but there was discord among the generals and no re- sistance was offered by the Sinhalese army to the occupation of the northern province . The resident Tamil population now played their rôle ...
... Sinhalese king mobilised his army at once , but there was discord among the generals and no re- sistance was offered by the Sinhalese army to the occupation of the northern province . The resident Tamil population now played their rôle ...
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... Sinhalese glossary which , to this day , is a work that is highly esteemed , and he was deeply learned in the Buddhist scriptures . In 915 the Pandya ruler , Māravarman Rājasimha II , appealed to the Sinhalese for armed assistance ...
... Sinhalese glossary which , to this day , is a work that is highly esteemed , and he was deeply learned in the Buddhist scriptures . In 915 the Pandya ruler , Māravarman Rājasimha II , appealed to the Sinhalese for armed assistance ...
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... Sinhalese king was willing to give military assistance to the refugee Pandya ruler to regain his kingdom , but the Sinhalese nobles violently opposed the plan , and the king had to give way . Finding that he could get no practical help ...
... Sinhalese king was willing to give military assistance to the refugee Pandya ruler to regain his kingdom , but the Sinhalese nobles violently opposed the plan , and the king had to give way . Finding that he could get no practical help ...
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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