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... irrigation channel to the Sangha . The Chronicles mention by name only three tanks and one irrigation canal constructed in the first century B.C. , but the inscriptions of the period name a number of tanks and canals . One of these ...
... irrigation channel to the Sangha . The Chronicles mention by name only three tanks and one irrigation canal constructed in the first century B.C. , but the inscriptions of the period name a number of tanks and canals . One of these ...
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... irrigation system in efficient working condition . The Chronicles say little about the irrigation works in Ruhuṇa , the reason being that nothing on the scale and magnitude of the works in Rajarata existed in Ruhuņa . The Valavē Ganga ...
... irrigation system in efficient working condition . The Chronicles say little about the irrigation works in Ruhuṇa , the reason being that nothing on the scale and magnitude of the works in Rajarata existed in Ruhuņa . The Valavē Ganga ...
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... irrigation in the dry zone . Irrigation When Vijayabahu I ascended the throne he found many major tanks and irrigation canals breached , and he put in hand the work of restoring them . It has been suggested that if the Colas neglected ...
... irrigation in the dry zone . Irrigation When Vijayabahu I ascended the throne he found many major tanks and irrigation canals breached , and he put in hand the work of restoring them . It has been suggested that if the Colas neglected ...
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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