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Jayaratna Banda Disanayaka. The throne of the last king ( now in the Colombo Museum ) 22 SINHASANA THE THRONE The ceremonial chair of the king is called the throne and it is also a symbol of his power and majesty . To become a king is to ...
Jayaratna Banda Disanayaka. The throne of the last king ( now in the Colombo Museum ) 22 SINHASANA THE THRONE The ceremonial chair of the king is called the throne and it is also a symbol of his power and majesty . To become a king is to ...
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... Colombo Museum exhibits one such chair ( see Chapter 41 ) . When the king does not sit on the throne or any other chair , he sits in a particular posture known as maha : raja li : la :. In the famous sculpture of the man and the horse ...
... Colombo Museum exhibits one such chair ( see Chapter 41 ) . When the king does not sit on the throne or any other chair , he sits in a particular posture known as maha : raja li : la :. In the famous sculpture of the man and the horse ...
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... Colombo Museum ) The king had two sets of ornaments that symbolized his royalty . The more important one was a set of five ornaments that were designated ' royal insignia ' or ' articles of the regalia ' . These were symbols that gave ...
... Colombo Museum ) The king had two sets of ornaments that symbolized his royalty . The more important one was a set of five ornaments that were designated ' royal insignia ' or ' articles of the regalia ' . These were symbols that gave ...
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LANKA THE ISLAND KINGDOM | 13 |
MAHA RAJA THE GREAT KING | 22 |
THE KING AND GOOD GOVERNANCE | 32 |
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