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Pages in category "History books about Sri Lanka" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon is a book written by the English trader and sailor Robert Knox in 1681. It describes his experiences some years earlier in the Kingdom of Kandy, on the island today known as Sri Lanka. It provides one of the most important contemporary accounts of 17th century Sri Lankan life.
Sri Lanka in the Modern Age: A History. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-025755-2. Woodcock, George. "The Kings of Kandy" History Today (Dec 1963) 13#12 pp 852–862, covers 1505 to 1833. The Betrayal of Buddhism: An Abridged Version of the Report of the Buddhist Committee of Inquiry 1956:124 pages
Gold prices (US$ per troy ounce), in nominal US$ and inflation adjusted US$ from 1914 onward. Price of gold 1915–2022 Gold price history in 1960–2014 Gold price per gram between Jan 1971 and Jan 2012.
Sri Lanka-China relations started as soon as the People's Republic of China was formed in 1949. The two countries signed an important Rubber-Rice Pact in 1952. [249] Sri Lanka played a vital role at the Asian–African Conference in 1955, which was an important step in the crystallisation of the NAM. [250]
It is the only chronicle which contains continuous history of Sri Lanka written in Sinhalese language. [ 2 ] Although there were so many other ancient palm-leaf manuscript codices dated before Rajavaliya, also known as Puskolapoth written in ancient Sinhalese language on the history of ancient kings of Sri Lanka, Rajavaliya is still considered ...
Kahavanu obverse. Kahavanu is a medieval currency from Sri Lanka.The coinage appears to have been initiated shortly before Rajaraja Chola invaded Lanka in 990 AD, and struck through the period when the Cholas dominated the island (1017-1070), and continued by closely similar coins struck for Vijayabahu (1055-1110) after he re-established Sinhala independence in 1070.
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