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... Wijayo 330 331 • His three visits to Ceylon . Inhabitants of the island at that time supposed to be of Malayan type Legend of their Chinese origin Probably identical with the abori- gines of the Dekkan Common basis of their language ...
... Wijayo 330 331 • His three visits to Ceylon . Inhabitants of the island at that time supposed to be of Malayan type Legend of their Chinese origin Probably identical with the abori- gines of the Dekkan Common basis of their language ...
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... Wijayo Bahu I. expels the Malabars 405 Birth of the Prince Prakrama . 405 His character and renown . 405 384 Immense public works constructed by him . 406 CHAP . IX . KINGS OF THE LOWER DYNASTY . Sovereigns of the Lower Dynasty , a ...
... Wijayo Bahu I. expels the Malabars 405 Birth of the Prince Prakrama . 405 His character and renown . 405 384 Immense public works constructed by him . 406 CHAP . IX . KINGS OF THE LOWER DYNASTY . Sovereigns of the Lower Dynasty , a ...
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... Wijayo 429 • The practice of irrigation due to the Hindu kings . Rice was imported into Ceylon in the second century B.C. 429 gers 440 • Native shipping unconnected with 430 • commerce 440 • Who taught the science of irriga- tion to the ...
... Wijayo 429 • The practice of irrigation due to the Hindu kings . Rice was imported into Ceylon in the second century B.C. 429 gers 440 • Native shipping unconnected with 430 • commerce 440 • Who taught the science of irriga- tion to the ...
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... Wijayo , B.C. 543 , whose followers , " exhausted by sea sickness and faint from weakness , sat down at the spot where they had landed out of the vessels , supporting themselves on the palms of their hands pressed to the ground , whence ...
... Wijayo , B.C. 543 , whose followers , " exhausted by sea sickness and faint from weakness , sat down at the spot where they had landed out of the vessels , supporting themselves on the palms of their hands pressed to the ground , whence ...
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... Wijayo to Maha Sen , with whom the Singhalese consider the " Great Dynasty " to end . The author of this portion was Mahanamo , uncle of the king Dhatu Sena , in whose reign it was compiled , between the years A.D. 459 and 477 , from ...
... Wijayo to Maha Sen , with whom the Singhalese consider the " Great Dynasty " to end . The author of this portion was Mahanamo , uncle of the king Dhatu Sena , in whose reign it was compiled , between the years A.D. 459 and 477 , from ...
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abundance Adam's Peak amongst Anarajapoora ancient Anim appear Asiat Báhu Batticaloa birds Blyth Boisd Brahmans Brug Buddha Buddhist century Ceylon Chemn coast cobra coco-nut Colombo colour Conch Cram cultivation dagoba described ditto Dohrn Dutugaimunu early eastern European exhibit Fabr feet fish flowers forests frequent gneiss Gray Guén Hagen Helic hills Hist Horsf Hübn Icon inches India inhabitants insects island Jaffna jungle Kandy Kandyan Kelaart king labour land larvæ Latr Layard Leach Linn Maha Mahawanso Malabar Méth Monog monsoon mountains natives Neuera-ellia Niet Pali Pasc peculiar period Pfeiff plants portion present priests Proc rain Raja Rajaratnacari Rajavali Reeve reign resembling rivers rocks Rohuna sacred shells Singhalese species Steph Syst tanks Taprobane temples tion Tissa trees Trincomalie TURNOUR'S Epitome vegetation Vert wanderoo Westw whilst wiharas Wijayo wind wood Zool
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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.