A Concise History of Ceylon: From the Earliest Times to the Arrival of the Portuguese in 1505 |
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... senapati , ' commander - in - chief of the armed forces . ' In the earlier period , this office was generally held by a member of the nobility , called parumaka in inscriptions . Later , the office of sena- pati was held at times by a ...
... senapati , ' commander - in - chief of the armed forces . ' In the earlier period , this office was generally held by a member of the nobility , called parumaka in inscriptions . Later , the office of sena- pati was held at times by a ...
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... senapati , the most powerful office in the state . In a sordid quarrel the senapati used his whip on his wife and she went to her father , the king , in her blood - stained garment to complain to him . The king flew into an ungovernable ...
... senapati , the most powerful office in the state . In a sordid quarrel the senapati used his whip on his wife and she went to her father , the king , in her blood - stained garment to complain to him . The king flew into an ungovernable ...
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... senapati : all three went into residence at Polonnaruva , the object being to intercept the king if he attempted to return from Ruhuņa to Anuradhapura . The king sent troops from Ruhuna to fight the senapati , but the senā- pati won a ...
... senapati : all three went into residence at Polonnaruva , the object being to intercept the king if he attempted to return from Ruhuņa to Anuradhapura . The king sent troops from Ruhuna to fight the senapati , but the senā- pati won a ...
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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