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Page 76
... salt . Ceylon was making salt from very ancient times , and certain of the ancient routes were employed in transporting the commodity to the hill country from the coast . Pearls , chanks , salt and elephants were the chief sources of ...
... salt . Ceylon was making salt from very ancient times , and certain of the ancient routes were employed in transporting the commodity to the hill country from the coast . Pearls , chanks , salt and elephants were the chief sources of ...
Page 77
... salt . ' Wrangles over salt were a favourite pastime of Western occupation . Codrington mentions a treaty signed in Madras by British Ambassador Robert Andrews and a Kandyan envoy who accompanied him , ' by which the Court was to ...
... salt . ' Wrangles over salt were a favourite pastime of Western occupation . Codrington mentions a treaty signed in Madras by British Ambassador Robert Andrews and a Kandyan envoy who accompanied him , ' by which the Court was to ...
Page 78
... salt , God's Providence hath provided them with a place on the East side nearer them , which in their language they ... salt as the chief reason for Hambantota , the collection of which gave employment , ' to practically anyone in the ...
... salt , God's Providence hath provided them with a place on the East side nearer them , which in their language they ... salt as the chief reason for Hambantota , the collection of which gave employment , ' to practically anyone in the ...
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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