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Livres anciens et modernes

William Knighton

The History Of Ceylon From The Earliest Period To The Present Time [Hardcover]

Gyan Publishing House, 2020

64,96 €

Gyan Books Pvt Ltd

(Delhi, Inde)

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Détails

Année
2020
ISBN
1111002484989
Auteur
William Knighton
Pages
415
Éditeurs
Gyan Publishing House
Thème
History
Langues
Anglais
Reliure
Couverture rigide
Print on demand
Oui

Description

About the book:-This concise work on Ceylon aims to give a survey of the history of this Island in a reader-friendly, and informative manner. There are 18 chapters in this book, which proceed chronologically, starting from the earliest till about 1850 AD. The first two give a compass of the Island till the start of the Common Era; noticed in these chapters are : the first settlements; Buddha; arrival of Mahinda and Sanghamitra; Tisso; Utteya; Elala; Kaluna; invasion of Malabar, etc. The book, as it proceeds, gives further notices on: suicide of Mihindo; Anuradhapura; embassy to Siam; Jayabahu; Wijayabahu; the arrival of the Portuguese; crimes and punishments; introduction of Christianity; Buwaneko; Dutch arrival; Singha II; arrival of the English; Eheylapola, etc. The work ends with three appendices, one of which discusses Buddhism and the philosophy of Greece. The book is a reprint of the 1845 edition.
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