The History Of Ceylon From The Earliest Period To The Present Time

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. About the author:-William Knighton was born in 1824 and died in 1900. He spent much of his career in Sri Lanka and India. He was a journalist and worked in newspaper in Sri Lanka. He wrote also few books during his stay in both these countries. He is the author of books such as-Elithu Jan's Story or The Private Life of an Eastern Queen; The Private Life of an Eastern King; Forest Life in Ceylon, Vol. 1 of 2 The Title 'The History Of Ceylon From The Earliest Period To The Present Time written/authored/edited by William Knighton', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9788121235112 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 415 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is . Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol:-