A Concise History of Ceylon: From the Earliest Times to the Arrival of the Portuguese in 1505 |
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... enemy - held points of resistance , including Malvattai , Vaḍināgala , and Sengamuva , the direction of their attack being from east to west , the reverse direction to that in which they had entered the district . Dighavāpi was sub ...
... enemy - held points of resistance , including Malvattai , Vaḍināgala , and Sengamuva , the direction of their attack being from east to west , the reverse direction to that in which they had entered the district . Dighavāpi was sub ...
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... enemy offered strong resistance and a severe struggle ensued , but the king's soldiers were victorious and took up a position on the opposite bank . The defeated enemy troops retired to Ranmalakanda , near Kirama , and fortified them ...
... enemy offered strong resistance and a severe struggle ensued , but the king's soldiers were victorious and took up a position on the opposite bank . The defeated enemy troops retired to Ranmalakanda , near Kirama , and fortified them ...
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... enemy forces at Hambegamuva and Tissamahārāma , and , at the latter place , the enemy commander - in - chief , Sūkarabhātudeva , was killed in battle . The enemy approached Tissamahārāma again , but were driven back to Koravakgala ...
... enemy forces at Hambegamuva and Tissamahārāma , and , at the latter place , the enemy commander - in - chief , Sūkarabhātudeva , was killed in battle . The enemy approached Tissamahārāma again , but were driven back to Koravakgala ...
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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