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... inhabitants to begin secretly to consume human flesh . Colombo fell to the Dutch in 1656 : to the British in February 1796 , to Col. James Stuart on behalf of Lord Hobart , Governor of Madras . By the Convention of 1815 all Ceylon was ...
... inhabitants to begin secretly to consume human flesh . Colombo fell to the Dutch in 1656 : to the British in February 1796 , to Col. James Stuart on behalf of Lord Hobart , Governor of Madras . By the Convention of 1815 all Ceylon was ...
Page 82
... inhabitants of Colombo an advantage which they ought to have enjoyed 42 years ago , that being the time during which a clock , that cost originally £ 1,200 , was allowed to remain in the Commissariat Stores , to avoid the expense of ...
... inhabitants of Colombo an advantage which they ought to have enjoyed 42 years ago , that being the time during which a clock , that cost originally £ 1,200 , was allowed to remain in the Commissariat Stores , to avoid the expense of ...
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... inhabitants of the Island were beings of huge stature called nagas , whose ladies , it is said , enticed shipwrecked mariners and devoured them . Vadiresan from Mukkuwar drove them out , to be conquered in his turn by the Tamils . There ...
... inhabitants of the Island were beings of huge stature called nagas , whose ladies , it is said , enticed shipwrecked mariners and devoured them . Vadiresan from Mukkuwar drove them out , to be conquered in his turn by the Tamils . There ...
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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