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... Batuta in 1344 came to Ceylon primarily to worship at the Peak , the way to which , according to Muslim tradition , was first taught by the Imam Abu - Abdl - Allah , who died in A.D. 942 and whose tomb Batuta had visited in Shiraz ...
... Batuta in 1344 came to Ceylon primarily to worship at the Peak , the way to which , according to Muslim tradition , was first taught by the Imam Abu - Abdl - Allah , who died in A.D. 942 and whose tomb Batuta had visited in Shiraz ...
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Esmée Rankine. Ibn Batuta ( 1344 ) landed at Puttalam . He found himself ' under the protection ' of the Jaffna king . He was honourably received and provided with a royal escort to guide him to Adam's Peak , the object of Batuta's visit ...
Esmée Rankine. Ibn Batuta ( 1344 ) landed at Puttalam . He found himself ' under the protection ' of the Jaffna king . He was honourably received and provided with a royal escort to guide him to Adam's Peak , the object of Batuta's visit ...
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... Batuta , ' was the finest city in Serendib . ' * But even in those early days it was in the hands of foreigners . Batuta notes that it was in the possession of a Muhammedan pirate . Wang Ta Tuan , writing contemporaneously , also refers ...
... Batuta , ' was the finest city in Serendib . ' * But even in those early days it was in the hands of foreigners . Batuta notes that it was in the possession of a Muhammedan pirate . Wang Ta Tuan , writing contemporaneously , also refers ...
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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