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... Sinhalese king ; that the receiver was a foreigner and of humble birth ; and that he returned to his own country to find one whose birth fitted him to rule a kingdom . This is interesting in view of the pre- valence of Sinhalese place ...
... Sinhalese king ; that the receiver was a foreigner and of humble birth ; and that he returned to his own country to find one whose birth fitted him to rule a kingdom . This is interesting in view of the pre- valence of Sinhalese place ...
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... Sinhalese king with promises of military protection from foreign traders and the riches to be derived from the trade the Portuguese themselves would establish . Too late , the king found himself a ' vassal of Portugal ' , and under ...
... Sinhalese king with promises of military protection from foreign traders and the riches to be derived from the trade the Portuguese themselves would establish . Too late , the king found himself a ' vassal of Portugal ' , and under ...
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... Sinhalese king , who denied all knowledge of the treaty . De Boschouwer had died on the voyage . Eventually a new agreement was concluded at Bintenne on August 22nd , 1620 , whereby the king ceded to Denmark the territory of Trincomalee ...
... Sinhalese king , who denied all knowledge of the treaty . De Boschouwer had died on the voyage . Eventually a new agreement was concluded at Bintenne on August 22nd , 1620 , whereby the king ceded to Denmark the territory of Trincomalee ...
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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