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Esmée Rankine. Hambantota It is perhaps not generally known that the name Hambantota is not much older than late 18th century . Cordiner mentions it in connection wth Governor North's tour of the Island in 1800 ; he also mentions a ...
Esmée Rankine. Hambantota It is perhaps not generally known that the name Hambantota is not much older than late 18th century . Cordiner mentions it in connection wth Governor North's tour of the Island in 1800 ; he also mentions a ...
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... Hambantota's importance is salt . Ceylon was making salt from very ancient times , and certain of the ancient routes were employed in transporting the commodity to the hill country from the coast . Pearls , chanks , salt and elephants ...
... Hambantota's importance is salt . Ceylon was making salt from very ancient times , and certain of the ancient routes were employed in transporting the commodity to the hill country from the coast . Pearls , chanks , salt and elephants ...
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... Hambantota in the presence of a fresh water well almost in the sea and functioning till very recently , although now unfortunately silted up , a favoured watering - place in coasting days . Cordiner mentions the well as within half a ...
... Hambantota in the presence of a fresh water well almost in the sea and functioning till very recently , although now unfortunately silted up , a favoured watering - place in coasting days . Cordiner mentions the well as within half a ...
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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