The History of Ceylon from the Earliest Period to the Present Time Knighton

The History of Ceylon from the Earliest Period to the Present TimeWith an Appendix, Containing an Account of its Present Condition\nAuthor(s): William Knighton\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108055505, 978-1108055505\nSynopsis\nWilliam Knighton ([url] published this history of Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka) in 1845. He spent most of his career there and in India, and published a number of vivid accounts of his experiences. This book surveys the ancient past of the island up to Knighton's own day, covering its many rulers and invaders as well as its shifting eras of unity and fracture into competing kingdoms. It gives an account of the first settlement, the establishment of Buddhism, the growth of the ancient capital Anuradhapura, the reign of Queen Anula (the first female ruler in Asia), the emergence of early Christianity, the development of the caste system, the medieval wars after the for.