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... also constantly speak of the people of Jaffna as the Canarese . Valentyn mentions an invasion of the Canarese , that is of the Vijayanagar forces . ( Codrington ) . * Tamil name for Ceylon . Ibn Batuta ( 1344 ) landed at Puttalam . He 29.
... also constantly speak of the people of Jaffna as the Canarese . Valentyn mentions an invasion of the Canarese , that is of the Vijayanagar forces . ( Codrington ) . * Tamil name for Ceylon . Ibn Batuta ( 1344 ) landed at Puttalam . He 29.
Page 31
... Puttalam and the middle of Calpentyn or Navecar ' ( a village at the southwestern end of the Puttalam Lake ) . The church followed the civil divisions . A Seminary for secondary education is noticed in Jaffna in 1690 but it was ...
... Puttalam and the middle of Calpentyn or Navecar ' ( a village at the southwestern end of the Puttalam Lake ) . The church followed the civil divisions . A Seminary for secondary education is noticed in Jaffna in 1690 but it was ...
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... Puttalam ) ' lying on the west side of the Island , whence part of the King's Country is supplied with salt and fish : where they have some small trade with the Dutch who * P. E. Pieris , Portuguese Era in Ceylon . have a Fort upon the ...
... Puttalam ) ' lying on the west side of the Island , whence part of the King's Country is supplied with salt and fish : where they have some small trade with the Dutch who * P. E. Pieris , Portuguese Era in Ceylon . have a Fort upon 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