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... Ariya Chakravarti . Whether the musician had anything to do with it or not , the dynastic name of the Jaffna kings lasted long enough to become a historical fact . There are variations of this legend , but they all have certain points ...
... Ariya Chakravarti . Whether the musician had anything to do with it or not , the dynastic name of the Jaffna kings lasted long enough to become a historical fact . There are variations of this legend , but they all have certain points ...
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... Ariya Chakravarti of Jaffna . They also had their own law , the Thesa Valamai , evolved from a system of customary laws applicable to the ancient Tamils , who had a matriarchal system of society . These laws were codified by Dutch ...
... Ariya Chakravarti of Jaffna . They also had their own law , the Thesa Valamai , evolved from a system of customary laws applicable to the ancient Tamils , who had a matriarchal system of society . These laws were codified by Dutch ...
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... Ariya Chakravarti of Jaffna at various points in the south . Tamil historians claim that Alagakkonara , or Alakesvara , was a Tamil prince from Kanchi , ancient capital of the Chola kings , who had settled in Ceylon and married into the ...
... Ariya Chakravarti of Jaffna at various points in the south . Tamil historians claim that Alagakkonara , or Alakesvara , was a Tamil prince from Kanchi , ancient capital of the Chola kings , who had settled in Ceylon and married into the ...
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1st century 2nd century 3rd century Adam's Peak Agrabodhi ancient Ceylon Anuradhapura Ariya Chakravarti Batticaloa Batuta British Buddhist building built capture century A.D. century king century later coast of Ceylon Colombo dagaba Dastota Delft Devanampiya Devanampiya Tissa Dissave Dondra Dutch elephants French Galle Ganga Government Governor Hakmane Hambantota harbour Hindus India inhabitants inscription Jaffna Kaddaiparichchan Kandy Kandyan Kantaka Cetiya kingdom Kirinda known Knox Knox's land Lanka legend light lighthouses Maha Mahagama Mahavamsa Mahaveli Mannar Island Matara mentions Mihintale miles mountain nagas navigable North officers palmyrah Pandukabhaya Parakrama Bahu Paranavitana Paulusz pearls port Portuguese prince Puttalam record refers remains river road rock Rohona Roman round royal sailed salt sculpture sent ships shrine Sinhalese Sinhalese king stone story Street stupa Suffren tamarind tree Tamil Tangalle temple Tennent toddy trade tradition Trincomalee Verugal Vihara Vijaya village Weligama wild yakshas