Journal of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic SocietyCeylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1957 - Archaeology |
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... ancient Sinhalese of the differences in contour to close gaps between ridges and create large and small reservoirs , and to dam rivers at higher levels and divert their waters along artificial canals to irrigate the rice fields ...
... ancient Sinhalese of the differences in contour to close gaps between ridges and create large and small reservoirs , and to dam rivers at higher levels and divert their waters along artificial canals to irrigate the rice fields ...
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... ancient site hidden in the jungle was submerged when the present Gal Oya reservoir was constructed . On ascending the throne in B.C. 137 king Saddhātissa ( previously the prince Tissa ) built the Dighavapi Cetiya together with the ...
... ancient site hidden in the jungle was submerged when the present Gal Oya reservoir was constructed . On ascending the throne in B.C. 137 king Saddhātissa ( previously the prince Tissa ) built the Dighavapi Cetiya together with the ...
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... ancient world cannot be disregarded . Some of the most epoch - making discoveries in ancient his- tory have been made by this method ; witness for example the identi- fication of Sandrocottus of the Greek historians with Candragupta of ...
... ancient world cannot be disregarded . Some of the most epoch - making discoveries in ancient his- tory have been made by this method ; witness for example the identi- fication of Sandrocottus of the Greek historians with Candragupta of ...
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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