A Concise History of Ceylon: From the Earliest Times to the Arrival of the Portuguese in 1505 |
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Page 129
... battle was in progress , 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 ...
... battle was in progress , 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 ...
Page 138
... battle and won a great victory . Dāṭhopa- tissa was slain in the fight and with his death in 650 a period of twenty - two years of continual internal turmoil ended . Kassapa II ( Päsuļu - Kasubu ) became king in the same year ...
... battle and won a great victory . Dāṭhopa- tissa was slain in the fight and with his death in 650 a period of twenty - two years of continual internal turmoil ended . Kassapa II ( Päsuļu - Kasubu ) became king in the same year ...
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... battle , in which many of the enemy were slain , Laǹkāpura was again victorious . But a strong counter - attack to retake the place was delivered by a very powerful host , and the battle became a memorable one . The Sinhalese army ...
... battle , in which many of the enemy were slain , Laǹkāpura was again victorious . But a strong counter - attack to retake the place was delivered by a very powerful host , and the battle became a memorable one . The Sinhalese army ...
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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