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... Kandyan envoy . In 1620 five Danish ships sailed into Trincomalee harbour expect- ing a friendly reception from the Sinhalese king , who denied all knowledge of the treaty . De Boschouwer had died on the voyage . Eventually a new ...
... Kandyan envoy . In 1620 five Danish ships sailed into Trincomalee harbour expect- ing a friendly reception from the Sinhalese king , who denied all knowledge of the treaty . De Boschouwer had died on the voyage . Eventually a new ...
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... Kandyan Court ; who , however , steadily declined . Indeed , there is an angry note ( repeated by Fr. S. G. Perera in his account of these times ) in a letter from de La Haye to the French Court : ' The project of the island of Ceylon ...
... Kandyan Court ; who , however , steadily declined . Indeed , there is an angry note ( repeated by Fr. S. G. Perera in his account of these times ) in a letter from de La Haye to the French Court : ' The project of the island of Ceylon ...
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... Kandyan envoy who accompanied him , ' by which the Court was to possess a situation on the coast of Ceylon for the sole purpose of securing salt and fish . ' The treaty was finally rejected and the Kandyans were never given the ...
... Kandyan envoy who accompanied him , ' by which the Court was to possess a situation on the coast of Ceylon for the sole purpose of securing salt and fish . ' The treaty was finally rejected and the Kandyans were never given 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