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... Tamil legend has it that the gift was made to a lutanist— hence the name , Yalpanam , for yal means ' lute ' . The musician came from Malabar and he was blind . The thought of setting himself up as an owner of land , however ...
... Tamil legend has it that the gift was made to a lutanist— hence the name , Yalpanam , for yal means ' lute ' . The musician came from Malabar and he was blind . The thought of setting himself up as an owner of land , however ...
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... Tamil rule , with inter- vals , between the years 177 B.C. and 17 B.C .; and Tamil kings have on more than one occasion in more reliably historical times ruled from Anuradhapura . To return to the Ariya Chakravartis of Jaffna . They had ...
... Tamil rule , with inter- vals , between the years 177 B.C. and 17 B.C .; and Tamil kings have on more than one occasion in more reliably historical times ruled from Anuradhapura . To return to the Ariya Chakravartis of Jaffna . They had ...
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... Tamil historians claim that Alagakkonara , or Alakesvara , was a Tamil prince from Kanchi , ancient capital of the Chola kings , who had settled in Ceylon and married into the royal household . Marco Polo , who landed briefly in Ceylon ...
... Tamil historians claim that Alagakkonara , or Alakesvara , was a Tamil prince from Kanchi , ancient capital of the Chola kings , who had settled in Ceylon and married into the royal household . Marco Polo , who landed briefly in Ceylon ...
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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