A Concise History of Ceylon: From the Earliest Times to the Arrival of the Portuguese in 1505 |
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... ruled at Anuradhapura for forty- four years . The traditional chronology for this period is manifestly in- credible ; for , according to it , the reigns of five brothers who ruled one after the other , with an interval between the last ...
... ruled at Anuradhapura for forty- four years . The traditional chronology for this period is manifestly in- credible ; for , according to it , the reigns of five brothers who ruled one after the other , with an interval between the last ...
Page 69
... ruled for three years and was slain by his commander - in - chief , Bāhiya , who held power for two years . Panayamāra secured power by murdering Bahiya and ruled for seven years . Pilaya- māra slew Panayamāra , but he could remain in ...
... ruled for three years and was slain by his commander - in - chief , Bāhiya , who held power for two years . Panayamāra secured power by murdering Bahiya and ruled for seven years . Pilaya- māra slew Panayamāra , but he could remain in ...
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... ruled over Ruhuṇa for four years and then suffered defeat at the hands of the Colas who slew him and seized his mahesi and his daughter and all his valuable property . His successor was Parakkamapandu , son of the Pandya king , who ruled ...
... ruled over Ruhuṇa for four years and then suffered defeat at the hands of the Colas who slew him and seized his mahesi and his daughter and all his valuable property . His successor was Parakkamapandu , son of the Pandya king , who ruled ...
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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