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Esmée Rankine. Ancient Ports of Ceylon In the latter half of the 1st century A.D. a Roman subject ( who preferred to remain un - named ) set out , from a port on the boundary of Egypt , to sail the Indian seas . He came by way of the Red ...
Esmée Rankine. Ancient Ports of Ceylon In the latter half of the 1st century A.D. a Roman subject ( who preferred to remain un - named ) set out , from a port on the boundary of Egypt , to sail the Indian seas . He came by way of the Red ...
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... ports , Weligama , 12 miles south of Galle , assumed importance . It is spoken of in the Mahavamsa in the 12th century as a port where rich merchants lived , ' to whom their life and their money were dear ' so that , when a punitive ...
... ports , Weligama , 12 miles south of Galle , assumed importance . It is spoken of in the Mahavamsa in the 12th century as a port where rich merchants lived , ' to whom their life and their money were dear ' so that , when a punitive ...
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... port in the East , and named Trincomalee . In 1672 Admiral de La Haye came to Trincomalee , in good faith in ... port to port and treating them with great cruelty . But 1,500 native troops sent by the Dutch were met on the way by a ...
... port in the East , and named Trincomalee . In 1672 Admiral de La Haye came to Trincomalee , in good faith in ... port to port and treating them with great cruelty . But 1,500 native troops sent by the Dutch were met on the way by 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