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Esmée Rankine. Welfare Services in ancient Ceylon It is interesting to note that the concept of sanitation as a function of the State began before the beginnings of recorded history in Ceylon . We have seen that in the bestowal of ...
Esmée Rankine. Welfare Services in ancient Ceylon It is interesting to note that the concept of sanitation as a function of the State began before the beginnings of recorded history in Ceylon . We have seen that in the bestowal of ...
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... Ceylon . Between the mouth of the Kirinda Oya and the present village of Kirinda is a vast open space , to mile broad and extending about 2 miles inland , now being ... Ceylon . Of the five principal highways in ancient Ceylon one led 75.
... Ceylon . Between the mouth of the Kirinda Oya and the present village of Kirinda is a vast open space , to mile broad and extending about 2 miles inland , now being ... Ceylon . Of the five principal highways in ancient Ceylon one led 75.
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... Ceylon was making salt from very ancient times , and certain of the ancient routes were employed in transporting the commodity to the hill country from the coast . Pearls , chanks , salt and elephants were the chief sources of revenue ...
... Ceylon was making salt from very ancient times , and certain of the ancient routes were employed in transporting the commodity to the hill country from the coast . Pearls , chanks , salt and elephants were the chief sources of revenue ...
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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