Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Page 280
Up to this time the square round the dāgaba had not been paved with stone slabs , since it is stated of the next king Khallāta - Nāga that ' enclosing the beautiful Great Thūpa Hēmamāli , he formed a square strewed with sand with a wall ...
Up to this time the square round the dāgaba had not been paved with stone slabs , since it is stated of the next king Khallāta - Nāga that ' enclosing the beautiful Great Thūpa Hēmamāli , he formed a square strewed with sand with a wall ...
Page 584
They can move backwards as well as forwards from the beginning , thus having the powers of Kings in the ordinary English game . Excepting when capturing the opposing Itto , the ordinary pieces move to the distance of only one square at ...
They can move backwards as well as forwards from the beginning , thus having the powers of Kings in the ordinary English game . Excepting when capturing the opposing Itto , the ordinary pieces move to the distance of only one square at ...
Page 607
The middle square of each side and the central square are marked by two diagonals , and when in these positions the counters cannot be attacked . The arrows show the direction of the moves from one Katți . When the game is played on a ...
The middle square of each side and the central square are marked by two diagonals , and when in these positions the counters cannot be attacked . The arrows show the direction of the moves from one Katți . When the game is played on a ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Ancient Ceylon Volume 41 of Ceylon historical journal monograph series |
| Author | Henry Parker |
| Edition | 4, reprint |
| Publisher | Asian Educational Services, 1981 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 29 Aug 2008 |
| ISBN | 8120602080, 9788120602083 |
| Length | 695 pages |
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