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... Dissave , being that such a one rules there as head . The remaining houses , of which there are a good number ... stand within the Fort ... Wild trees grow along the river ... ' So Heydt explains the draw- ing of Maderen Arent Jansen ...
... Dissave , being that such a one rules there as head . The remaining houses , of which there are a good number ... stand within the Fort ... Wild trees grow along the river ... ' So Heydt explains the draw- ing of Maderen Arent Jansen ...
Page 68
... Dissave of Puttalam and Sabaragamuwa and heaped with sixteen other offices , including the kingship of the newly carved Matara province . Accompanied by his brother , the Dissave of Uva , as well as the Dissave of Hangu- ranketa , and a ...
... Dissave of Puttalam and Sabaragamuwa and heaped with sixteen other offices , including the kingship of the newly carved Matara province . Accompanied by his brother , the Dissave of Uva , as well as the Dissave of Hangu- ranketa , and a ...
Page 69
... Dissave Leembruggen lay at Hakmane , round which the Kandyans were closing . He received orders from the Commandeur at Galle , Abraham Samlant- remembered with much splendour in Galle Church — to fall back on Tangalle where , with its ...
... Dissave Leembruggen lay at Hakmane , round which the Kandyans were closing . He received orders from the Commandeur at Galle , Abraham Samlant- remembered with much splendour in Galle Church — to fall back on Tangalle where , with its ...
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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