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... Vijaya was the grandson of this union , and is differently recorded as of such reckless behaviour that the people clamoured for his banishment , and of so fair and tractable a nature that he was chosen to fulfil a prophecy that he would ...
... Vijaya was the grandson of this union , and is differently recorded as of such reckless behaviour that the people clamoured for his banishment , and of so fair and tractable a nature that he was chosen to fulfil a prophecy that he would ...
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... Vijaya's high- born princess gave him no child . So that another embassy had to go to India to bring back a successor . Vijaya's brother , whom he had named , had suc- Iceeded to his father's throne . When he had heard the letter the ...
... Vijaya's high- born princess gave him no child . So that another embassy had to go to India to bring back a successor . Vijaya's brother , whom he had named , had suc- Iceeded to his father's throne . When he had heard the letter the ...
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... Vijaya's discarded children fled for refuge . The next mention is in the reign of Dutthagamini in the 2nd century B.C. , where it is referred to as the abode of monks . Curiously , there is no further reference in the Sinhalese ...
... Vijaya's discarded children fled for refuge . The next mention is in the reign of Dutthagamini in the 2nd century B.C. , where it is referred to as the abode of monks . Curiously , there is no further reference in the Sinhalese ...
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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