Journal of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic SocietyCeylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1957 - Archaeology |
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the Island had no cities but villages to the number of 700. Megas- thenes says further that Taprobane was divided by a river and the inhabitants were called Palaeogoni and that it produced more gold and pearls of a greater size than ...
the Island had no cities but villages to the number of 700. Megas- thenes says further that Taprobane was divided by a river and the inhabitants were called Palaeogoni and that it produced more gold and pearls of a greater size than ...
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... island lying in the Indian sea . Among the Indians it goes by the name of Sielediba , but the Pagans call it Taprobane , wherein is found the stone , hyacinth . Around it there is a great number of small islands , all of them having ...
... island lying in the Indian sea . Among the Indians it goes by the name of Sielediba , but the Pagans call it Taprobane , wherein is found the stone , hyacinth . Around it there is a great number of small islands , all of them having ...
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... Island : it has a low rainfall during the north east monsoon and a prolonged and acute period of drought from May to ... island of Mannar ; chanks , in which too there was a considerable trade , were abundant in the waters both north and ...
... Island : it has a low rainfall during the north east monsoon and a prolonged and acute period of drought from May to ... island of Mannar ; chanks , in which too there was a considerable trade , were abundant in the waters both north and ...
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PHILLIPS W W A Bird Migration in Relation | 2 |
NICHOLAS C W Additions and Amendments | 3 |
DEP A C The Collection of Bambara Honey in | 68 |
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1st century 2nd century 2nd century B.C. Abhaya Aggabodhi ancient Anuradhapura Arya-cakravarti B.SC Batticaloa Buddha Buddhist built called canal cave donated cave inscriptions century inscription Cetiya Chronicles coast Codrington Cōla Colombo Council cross Culavamsa Deraniyagala Dighavapi district ditto east Eastern Fonseka Ganga granted hill identified invaders irrigation Island Jaffna Peninsula Jāvaka Journal Kalinga Kandy Kassapa Kataragama king kingdom known Korles land Magha Maha Mahāgāma Mahātittha Mahaväli Ganga Mahāvamsa Mahinda Mahinda IV Malay Peninsula Malla maps Medeler Medeler's Members mentioned modern monastery Nāga Pāli Pandyan Parakkamabāhu Paranavitana PARUMAKA Pattu Peradeniya Perera Polonnaruva present prince probably Rajaraṭṭha referred region reign restored river Road rock Roeanelle Rohana route Royal Asiatic Society ruins ruler Sangha Sena Sigiri SILVA Sinhalese South India stone Tamil tank temple thūpa Tissa Trincomalee troops University of Ceylon Vasabha Vihara Vijaya Vijayabāhu village නේ බඹරු