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... Malabar invaders of Ceylon 395 • They retire into the mountains and forests The ancient Indian kingdom of Pan- 372 dya 395 Their singular habits of seclusion Traces of their customs at the present day 372 • Malabar mercenaries enlisted ...
... Malabar invaders of Ceylon 395 • They retire into the mountains and forests The ancient Indian kingdom of Pan- 372 dya 395 Their singular habits of seclusion Traces of their customs at the present day 372 • Malabar mercenaries enlisted ...
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... Malabar invaders The Malabars establish themselves at Jaffna 411 · 415 416 412 Ceylon tributary to China . 417 Arrival of the Portuguese in Ceylon . 418 413 Kandy founded as a new capital Successive removals of the seat of Government to ...
... Malabar invaders The Malabars establish themselves at Jaffna 411 · 415 416 412 Ceylon tributary to China . 417 Arrival of the Portuguese in Ceylon . 418 413 Kandy founded as a new capital Successive removals of the seat of Government to ...
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... Malabar coolies , as well For an account of the capa- bilities of the Mahawelli - ganga , as regards navigation , see BROOKE'S Re- port , Roy . Geog . Journ . vol . iii . p . 223 , and post , Vol . II . p . 423 . as the native peasantry ...
... Malabar coolies , as well For an account of the capa- bilities of the Mahawelli - ganga , as regards navigation , see BROOKE'S Re- port , Roy . Geog . Journ . vol . iii . p . 223 , and post , Vol . II . p . 423 . as the native peasantry ...
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... MALABAR COROMANDEL CEYLON CURRENT IN THE N , F. MONS00N . winds , leaving the opposite side en- tirely exempted , as if the poisonous vapour , being carried by the current of air , affected only those aspects against which it directly ...
... MALABAR COROMANDEL CEYLON CURRENT IN THE N , F. MONS00N . winds , leaving the opposite side en- tirely exempted , as if the poisonous vapour , being carried by the current of air , affected only those aspects against which it directly ...
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... MALABAR COROMANDEL CEYLON CURRENT IN THE S. W. MONSOON . has spent its violence , the current is weak , and follows the line of the land to the westward as far as Point - de- Galle , or even to Colombo . In the south - west monsoon the ...
... MALABAR COROMANDEL CEYLON CURRENT IN THE S. W. MONSOON . has spent its violence , the current is weak , and follows the line of the land to the westward as far as Point - de- Galle , or even to Colombo . In the south - west monsoon the ...
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Page 519 - And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither; so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.