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Tamils in Sri Lanka : a comprehensive history, c. 300 B.C. - c. 2000 A.D.
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- Creator
- Murugar Gunasingam
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Second edition
- Sydney : MV Publication, South Asian Studies Centre, 2008
- Physical Details
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- xiv, 573 pages : illustrations, portraits, maps ; 22 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780646494555, 0646494554
- OCLC
- ocn352854995
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 547-559) and index.
- Origins and dawn of history of the Tamils, c. 300 BC - c. 300 AD -- A dark age of history, c. 300 AD - c. 900 AD -- The Cola (Chola) invasion and its consequences, c. 900 AD - c. 1200 AD -- The kingdom of Jaffna and the Vanni chiefdoms, c. 1200 AD - c. 1500 AD -- Portuguese invasion and destruction of Tamil territories, 1505 AD - 1658 AD -- Dutch invasion and exploitation of Tamil territories, 1658 AD - 1796 AD -- Tamils and the early British rule, 1796 AD - 1850 AD -- The awakening and rise of Tamil self-consciousness: religio-cultural, linguistic, social and economic aspects, c. 1850 AD - c. 1900 AD -- British power and denial of Tamil sovereignty, 1833 AD - 1948 AD -- Sri Lankan politics and rise of Tamil nationalism since independence, 1948 AD - 1983 AD