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... Turnour The Mahawanso 311 312 Biographical sketch of Turnour ( note ) 312 Turnour's epitome of Singhalese his- Historical proofs of the Mahawanso . 317 Identity of Sandracottus and Chan- Ancient map of Ceylon dragupta 314 List of Ceylon ...
... Turnour The Mahawanso 311 312 Biographical sketch of Turnour ( note ) 312 Turnour's epitome of Singhalese his- Historical proofs of the Mahawanso . 317 Identity of Sandracottus and Chan- Ancient map of Ceylon dragupta 314 List of Ceylon ...
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... Turnour , and the ability , energy , and perseverance which he exhibited in his historical investiga- tions , says , " his Epitome of the His- tory of Ceylon was from the first correct ; I saw it seven years before it was published ...
... Turnour , and the ability , energy , and perseverance which he exhibited in his historical investiga- tions , says , " his Epitome of the His- tory of Ceylon was from the first correct ; I saw it seven years before it was published ...
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... Turnour , in addition to many elabo- rate contributions drawn from the ... Turnour , in the introduction to his masterly translation of the Maha- wanso , has shown ... epitome were the Pujavali , composed in the thirteenth century , the ...
... Turnour , in addition to many elabo- rate contributions drawn from the ... Turnour , in the introduction to his masterly translation of the Maha- wanso , has shown ... epitome were the Pujavali , composed in the thirteenth century , the ...
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... epitome of Turnour . See Note B. at the end of this chapter . Ceylon , the Mahawanso contains a chronologically con- nected history CHAP . I. ] 317 THE MAHAWANSO . Turnour's epitome of Singhalese his- Historical proofs of the Mahawanso.
... epitome of Turnour . See Note B. at the end of this chapter . Ceylon , the Mahawanso contains a chronologically con- nected history CHAP . I. ] 317 THE MAHAWANSO . Turnour's epitome of Singhalese his- Historical proofs of the Mahawanso.
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... TURNOUR'S Epitome , p . 12 , 14 . } accelerate colonisation and to extend the knowledge of B.C 336 [ PART III . THE SINGHALESE CHRONICLES .
... TURNOUR'S Epitome , p . 12 , 14 . } accelerate colonisation and to extend the knowledge of B.C 336 [ PART III . THE SINGHALESE CHRONICLES .
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