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... record of the name of the king who built the Kantaka Cetiya . It is first mentioned in connection with a ' mantling ... records the ' great Giribhanda offering ' on the Cetiya mountain made by King Mahadathika Mahanaga , ' intent on ...
... record of the name of the king who built the Kantaka Cetiya . It is first mentioned in connection with a ' mantling ... records the ' great Giribhanda offering ' on the Cetiya mountain made by King Mahadathika Mahanaga , ' intent on ...
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... record - but does not localize it . 5th century China had heard of it : we have Fa Tsien's record . In the 7th century Hieun Tsiang ; and the record quoted by Paranavitana preserved in Chinese of another 7th century pilgrim who stayed ...
... record - but does not localize it . 5th century China had heard of it : we have Fa Tsien's record . In the 7th century Hieun Tsiang ; and the record quoted by Paranavitana preserved in Chinese of another 7th century pilgrim who stayed ...
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... record in which the ethnical name Dameda ( Dravidian ) occurs . The Island is said to have been under Tamil rule , with inter- vals , between the years 177 B.C. and 17 B.C .; and Tamil kings have on more than one occasion in more ...
... record in which the ethnical name Dameda ( Dravidian ) occurs . The Island is said to have been under Tamil rule , with inter- vals , between the years 177 B.C. and 17 B.C .; and Tamil kings have on more than one occasion in more ...
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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