A Concise History of Ceylon: From the Earliest Times to the Arrival of the Portuguese in 1505 |
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... captured all the Tamil forts on the Ruhuņa side of the river , Dutthagamani with his forces crossed the Mahaväli ... capture of Vijitapura , and great was the carnage on the side of the enemy . After the capture of Vijitapura ...
... captured all the Tamil forts on the Ruhuņa side of the river , Dutthagamani with his forces crossed the Mahaväli ... capture of Vijitapura , and great was the carnage on the side of the enemy . After the capture of Vijitapura ...
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... captured in a surprise attack . The way forward being now clear , the king's commander advanced to a point between Ranmalakanda and Māmaḍola , was joined by the detachment which captured Ran- malakanda , and halted there ...
... captured in a surprise attack . The way forward being now clear , the king's commander advanced to a point between Ranmalakanda and Māmaḍola , was joined by the detachment which captured Ran- malakanda , and halted there ...
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... captured several of the inhabitants and brought them back to Ceylon as prisoners . Five ships under the command of the Nagaragiri Kitti entered the port of Bassein and the Sinhalese soldiers landed and laid waste the surrounding country ...
... captured several of the inhabitants and brought them back to Ceylon as prisoners . Five ships under the command of the Nagaragiri Kitti entered the port of Bassein and the Sinhalese soldiers landed and laid waste the surrounding country ...
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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