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Kingdom of Kandy

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Long ago, there was a kingdom.

The Ella Gap view towards the South Coast, Sri Lanka.jpg
The Ella Gap view towards the South Coast, Sri Lanka.jpg
It sat high in the hills. The tall trees and mountains helped it stay safe. The people there had a special way of life. It was a beautiful place. Do you like the mountains?
SL Kandy asv2020-01 img33 Sacred Tooth Temple.jpg
SL Kandy asv2020-01 img33 Sacred Tooth Temple.jpg

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The Ella Gap view towards the South...
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growth of sitawaka final.png
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SpilbergenVimala.jpg
File:Colombo, after Kip.jpg
Colombo, after Kip.jpg
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Ontvangst_van_de_gezanten_van_de_koning_va...
File:Ehelepola, Molligoda and Kapuvatta with D'Oyly.jpg
Ehelepola, Molligoda and Kapuvatta with D'Oyly.jpg
File:The Kandyan Convention of 1815.jpg
The Kandyan Convention of 1815.jpg
File:SL Kandy asv2020-01 img33 Sacred Tooth Temple.jpg
SL Kandy asv2020-01 img33 Sacred Tooth Temple.jpg
File:AMH-6597-NA Map of the royal palaceat Candia.jpg
AMH-6597-NA Map of the royal palaceat Candia.jpg
File:A Kandyan Dissava and Priest of Boodhoo, John Davy (1821).jpg
A Kandyan Dissava and Priest of Boodhoo,...
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NG-1985-7-1-8 Sinhalese officers and...

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