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... tamarind tree in Muttur and inserted a tablet which read : THIS IS THE WHITE MAN'S TREE UNDER WHICH ROBERT KNOX , CAPTAIN OF THE SHIP ANN , WAS CAPTURED , A.D. 1660 . In January 1955 a main branch of this tree broke off and the tree ...
... tamarind tree in Muttur and inserted a tablet which read : THIS IS THE WHITE MAN'S TREE UNDER WHICH ROBERT KNOX , CAPTAIN OF THE SHIP ANN , WAS CAPTURED , A.D. 1660 . In January 1955 a main branch of this tree broke off and the tree ...
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... tamarind trees . Then suddenly light broke . We found that through the village of Kaddaiparichchan runs a cart ... tree known in the neighbourhood as a meeting place for trade caravans , and referred to as the Palaya Puliya , the Ancient ...
... tamarind trees . Then suddenly light broke . We found that through the village of Kaddaiparichchan runs a cart ... tree known in the neighbourhood as a meeting place for trade caravans , and referred to as the Palaya Puliya , the Ancient ...
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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