The History of Ceylon from the Earliest Period to the Present Time : With an Appendix, Containing an Account of its Present Condition

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A useful source for Sri Lankan history, this work, published by William Knighton (d.1900) in 1845, surveys the island's ancient past up to the author's day, covering its many rulers, the emergence of Buddhism, the eras of unity and competing kingdoms, and the Portuguese, Dutch and later British invasions.