A Concise History of Ceylon: From the Earliest Times to the Arrival of the Portuguese in 1505 |
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... district in the north - west and the Hambantota district in the south - east . During the annual drought the vege- tation becomes parched , ponds and streams run dry , the smaller reservoirs ( or tanks , as they are generally called ) ...
... district in the north - west and the Hambantota district in the south - east . During the annual drought the vege- tation becomes parched , ponds and streams run dry , the smaller reservoirs ( or tanks , as they are generally called ) ...
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... district , but Parakramabahu broke away from his pur- suers and moved eastward towards Gajabahu's territory . He entered the boundary district and rested several days . The news reached Gajabāhu , who , according to the chronicle , was ...
... district , but Parakramabahu broke away from his pur- suers and moved eastward towards Gajabahu's territory . He entered the boundary district and rested several days . The news reached Gajabāhu , who , according to the chronicle , was ...
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... district . Dighavāpi was sub- dued and all the columns from the different sections converged upon Hintālavanagāma , forty or fifty miles west of Dighavapi district , where the troops of Queen Sugalā had taken up their position in a ...
... district . Dighavāpi was sub- dued and all the columns from the different sections converged upon Hintālavanagāma , forty or fifty miles west of Dighavapi district , where the troops of Queen Sugalā had taken up their position in a ...
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Abhaya Abhayagiri Aggabodhi Alagakkōnāra Alakeśvara ancient Anuradhapura Arya-cakravarti ascended the throne Asoka attack bāhu battle bhikkhus Bhuvanaikabāhu Bodhi Bodhi Tree Brāhmaṇas Brahmi brother Buddha Buddhist built called canal Candrabhānu capital captured century B.C. Ceylon chronicles commander consecrated Culavamsa Dambadeniya Dappula death defeated Dhatusena district Dravidian Dutthagamani dynasty elephants enemy established father festival fighting forces Gajabāhu Gampala Ganga images inscriptions irrigation Island Jaffna Jāvaka Kalinga Kassapa king's kingdom known Kōralē Kōṭṭe Kulasekhara land Lankapura literary Madhura Magha Mahaväli Mahāvihāra Mahāyāna Mahinda Mānābharaṇa Mihintalē minister Moggallāna monastery monks Nāga named Nissankamalla palace Pāli Pallava Paṇḍukābhaya Pandya Parakrama Parakramabahu Polonnaruva Polonnaruva period prince princess queen Rajarata Rayigama referred reign religion religious royal Ruhuna ruled ruler Sangha Sanghamitta Sanskrit Sena senapati sent shrines Sigiriya Simhala Sinhalese army Sinhalese king soldiers South India sovereignty stone stūpas Tamil tank temple thera Tissa took Tooth Relic troops vihāra Vijaya Vijayabāhu Vikramabahu Yakṣas