Gajabāhuruler of Sri Lanka

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  • association with Cēra dynasty ( in India: Southern Indian kingdoms )

    ...Among them, Nedunjeral Adan is said to have attacked the Yavana ships and held the Yavana traders to ransom. His son Shenguttuvan, much eulogized in the poems, also is mentioned in the context of Gajabahu’s rule in Sri Lanka, which can be dated to either the first or last quarter of the 2nd century ce, depending on whether he was the earlier or the later Gajabahu. Karikalan (late 2nd...

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