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Abhayagiri Adigar Aggabōdhi Anuradhapura army Asōka AUTHORITIES FOR CHAPTER Bāhu's Batticaloa Bhuvanaika Bāhu British brother Buddha Buddhist capital Captain Ceylon chiefs Chōla cinnamon coast Colombo Court crown Dagaba Dambadeniya Dappula death Dēvānampiya Tissa Dēwālē Dharmapāla died Disawa Dutch Duttha Ehelēpola embassy fled fortress Gaja Bāhu Galle Gamani Gampola garrison Government Governor held India inscription Island Jaffna Jaya Kalinga Kalutara Kandy Kandyan Kassapa Kegalla District king king's kingdom Kōttē Kurunegala land Lankatilaka later Madras Mahā Mahavansa Mahinda Malla Mātalē Māyādunnē Nāga native Negombo Nissanka North Pāli Parakrama Bahu peace Pilama Polonnaruwa Portugal Portuguese prince Province Puttalam Rājasinha reign royal family Ruhuna Sabaragamuwa Saddha Sēna Senarat sent Seven Kōralēs Sigiriya Sinhala Sinhalese Siri Sītāwaka sub-king succeeded Tamil tank temple territory throne took Tooth Relic treaty Trincomalee troops twelfth century Vihāra Vijaya Bāhu Vijitapura Vikrama Bāhu villages Vimala Dharma Surya Vira