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... trade . Pesalai is a heap of windblown sand— its configuration strongly suggesting streets and mounded build- ings . Independent Chinese writings confirm traffic with Ceylon from the 1st century A.D. ' China Streets ' in southwestern ...
... trade . Pesalai is a heap of windblown sand— its configuration strongly suggesting streets and mounded build- ings . Independent Chinese writings confirm traffic with Ceylon from the 1st century A.D. ' China Streets ' in southwestern ...
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... trading ships , reputed to be sailing further south to avoid capture . In the bay they found , ' several ships from ... trade the Portuguese themselves would establish . Too late , the king found himself a ' vassal of Portugal ' , and ...
... trading ships , reputed to be sailing further south to avoid capture . In the bay they found , ' several ships from ... trade the Portuguese themselves would establish . Too late , the king found himself a ' vassal of Portugal ' , and ...
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... trade , to be used as an ' effective weapon ' against the Kandyan king . Many writers agree that European concern to control the supply of salt was as a means of bringing pressure to bear on the Sinhalese . Pieris , discussing ...
... trade , to be used as an ' effective weapon ' against the Kandyan king . Many writers agree that European concern to control the supply of salt was as a means of bringing pressure to bear on the Sinhalese . Pieris , discussing ...
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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