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  2. Central Sumatra - Wikipedia

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    Central Sumatra (Indonesian: Sumatera Tengah) was a province in Indonesia whose territories included present day West Sumatra, Riau, Jambi, and the Riau Islands. [3] Since 1957 this province has not been registered as an Indonesian province after it was dissolved by Ordinance-as-Act (Undang-undang Darurat) No. 19/1957 and divided into the provinces of West Sumatra, Riau and Jambi through Law ...

  3. Sigiriya - Wikipedia

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    This site may have been important in the competition between the Mahayana and Theravada Buddhist traditions in ancient Sri Lanka. In Professor Senarath Paranavithana 's book The Story of Sigiri , King Dathusena is said to have taken the advice of the Persian Nestorian Priest Maga Brahmana on building his palace on Sigirya.

  4. File:Old map of Central Sumatra (before 1958).svg - Wikipedia

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    File:Old map of Central Sumatra (before 1958).svg. Add languages. ... English: History of Indonesian provinces from 1945-2012. Date: 12 June 2019: Source: Own work ...

  5. Sumatra - Wikipedia

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    Sumatra [a] (/ s ʊ ˈ m ɑː t r ə /) is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia.It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-largest island in the world at 482,286.55 km 2 (182,812 mi. 2), including adjacent islands such as the Simeulue, Nias, Mentawai, Enggano, Riau Islands, Bangka Belitung and Krakatoa archipelago.

  6. History of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    The history of Sri Lanka is unique because its relevance and richness extend beyond the areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean. The early human remains which were found on the island of Sri Lanka date back to about 38,000 years ago ( Balangoda Man ).

  7. Srivijaya - Wikipedia

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    Srivijaya (Indonesian: Sriwijaya), [2]: 131 also spelled Sri Vijaya, [3] [4] was a Hindu-Buddhist thalassocratic [5] empire based on the island of Sumatra (in modern-day Indonesia) that influenced much of Southeast Asia. [6] Srivijaya was an important centre for the expansion of Buddhism from the 7th to 11th century AD.

  8. Category:Central Province, Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    History of Central Province, Sri Lanka (3 C) K. Kandy District (11 C, 6 P) M. Matale District (10 C, 3 P) N. ... Pages in category "Central Province, Sri Lanka"

  9. Kingdom of Gampola - Wikipedia

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    Gampola is a town and once an ancient polity located near Kandy in the Central Province of Sri Lanka.It was made the capital city of the island by King Buwanekabahu IV, who ruled for four years in the mid-fourteenth century.