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... elephant ) , as it is commonly called , accurately follows , according to Deraniyagala , the swamp elephant peculiar to this region . In his Elephants Extinct and Living , Dr. Deraniyagala discusses in detail the appearance of the swamp ...
... elephant ) , as it is commonly called , accurately follows , according to Deraniyagala , the swamp elephant peculiar to this region . In his Elephants Extinct and Living , Dr. Deraniyagala discusses in detail the appearance of the swamp ...
Page 73
... elephants ' were made . Certainly this is very much elephant country . The forests of the Walawe have always been known for wild elephants 73 XIII Hambantota Lights of Ceylon Notes on Delft Island Gleanings Bibliography.
... elephants ' were made . Certainly this is very much elephant country . The forests of the Walawe have always been known for wild elephants 73 XIII Hambantota Lights of Ceylon Notes on Delft Island Gleanings Bibliography.
Page 86
... elephants and horses carry elephants for the service of the Treasury and are wrecked , the fourth share should be taken by the Treasury and the other three parts should be left to the owner . These edicts are ins- copper ... And so into ...
... elephants and horses carry elephants for the service of the Treasury and are wrecked , the fourth share should be taken by the Treasury and the other three parts should be left to the owner . These edicts are ins- copper ... And so into ...
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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