A Concise History of Ceylon: From the Earliest Times to the Arrival of the Portuguese in 1505 |
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... chronicles as attempting to establish their dominion over this Island . Apart from the references in the chronicles , there are also a few Brahmi inscriptions which refer to Dameḍas , probably the oldest documents in which this ethnic ...
... chronicles as attempting to establish their dominion over this Island . Apart from the references in the chronicles , there are also a few Brahmi inscriptions which refer to Dameḍas , probably the oldest documents in which this ethnic ...
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... chronicles of Ceylon end with the reign of Mahāsena . As the better known chronicle is called the Maha- vamsa and its continuation is known as the Culavamsa , the kings mentioned in the former are at times referred to as those of the ...
... chronicles of Ceylon end with the reign of Mahāsena . As the better known chronicle is called the Maha- vamsa and its continuation is known as the Culavamsa , the kings mentioned in the former are at times referred to as those of the ...
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... Chronicles , it is stated that these earliest arrivals founded villages in places where water was readily avail- able . According to these same legends , the first tanks were con- structed at Anuradhagāma ( afterwards Anuradhapura ) in ...
... Chronicles , it is stated that these earliest arrivals founded villages in places where water was readily avail- able . According to these same legends , the first tanks were con- structed at Anuradhagāma ( afterwards Anuradhapura ) in ...
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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