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... kingdom ' in the ocean ' . According to a lesser epic , this kingdom is known as Ratnadvipa * ' and the people there had ships and trade and fished for pearls . ' From the repeated mentions of naga cities underwater and naga ...
... kingdom ' in the ocean ' . According to a lesser epic , this kingdom is known as Ratnadvipa * ' and the people there had ships and trade and fished for pearls . ' From the repeated mentions of naga cities underwater and naga ...
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... kingdom and ordained that there should be a resident hospital with a physician in charge for every ten villages : ' the first meeting of this ancient grouping , gandhaya , which still survives in name in certain districts ' ( Codrington ) ...
... kingdom and ordained that there should be a resident hospital with a physician in charge for every ten villages : ' the first meeting of this ancient grouping , gandhaya , which still survives in name in certain districts ' ( Codrington ) ...
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... kingdom . This record refers to the conquest of a Sinhalese king by an Ariya Chakravarti of Jaffna . They also had their own law , the Thesa Valamai , evolved from a system of customary laws applicable to the ancient Tamils , who had a ...
... kingdom . This record refers to the conquest of a Sinhalese king by an Ariya Chakravarti of Jaffna . They also had their own law , the Thesa Valamai , evolved from a system of customary laws applicable to the ancient Tamils , who had a ...
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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