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... it was captured in the siege of Rangoon and pre- sented by Admiral Austen . Admiral Austen was brother to Jane Austen , 19th century English novelist . Mahaveli Ganga Koddiyar Bay receives the waters of the Mahaveli 56.
... it was captured in the siege of Rangoon and pre- sented by Admiral Austen . Admiral Austen was brother to Jane Austen , 19th century English novelist . Mahaveli Ganga Koddiyar Bay receives the waters of the Mahaveli 56.
Page 57
Esmée Rankine. Mahaveli Ganga Koddiyar Bay receives the waters of the Mahaveli Ganga , biggest river in Ceylon . Its source is vague , being somewhere in the Adam's Peak watershed ; it sweeps round Kandy , drops in 30 miles rather more ...
Esmée Rankine. Mahaveli Ganga Koddiyar Bay receives the waters of the Mahaveli Ganga , biggest river in Ceylon . Its source is vague , being somewhere in the Adam's Peak watershed ; it sweeps round Kandy , drops in 30 miles rather more ...
Page 59
... Mahaveli flows , ' wrote Brooke , ' was beyond doubt extensively cultivated ... and any casual observer visiting Tambankaduwe must be surprised at the vast manual labour spent in the construction of extensive tanks and canals now ...
... Mahaveli flows , ' wrote Brooke , ' was beyond doubt extensively cultivated ... and any casual observer visiting Tambankaduwe must be surprised at the vast manual labour spent in the construction of extensive tanks and canals now ...
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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