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... Sinhalese tradition and is claimed as of Ceylon origin . Every town and country in India had its tutelary spirit ; Ceylon , too , had her tutelary yakshas , and their ' abodes ' retain the perquisites of the earlier cults . The ...
... Sinhalese tradition and is claimed as of Ceylon origin . Every town and country in India had its tutelary spirit ; Ceylon , too , had her tutelary yakshas , and their ' abodes ' retain the perquisites of the earlier cults . The ...
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... Sinhalese themselves never took to the sea . And yet not so curious perhaps , since the sea - routes came their way and , in the exchange in Ceylon of seaborne merchandise , brought them wealth from the sea without the risks of the sea ...
... Sinhalese themselves never took to the sea . And yet not so curious perhaps , since the sea - routes came their way and , in the exchange in Ceylon of seaborne merchandise , brought them wealth from the sea without the risks of the sea ...
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... Sinhalese historical literature first mentions Colombo in connection with the movement of the capital to a site ' not far from the port of Kolamba ' at the end of the 14th century . By then Colombo had become an important port ...
... Sinhalese historical literature first mentions Colombo in connection with the movement of the capital to a site ' not far from the port of Kolamba ' at the end of the 14th century . By then Colombo had become an important port ...
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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