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- King
Valagamba goes into hiding again
The
king was greatly disturbed over the killing of Thanasiva. He knew
it was quite foolish to live there anymore. He instructed the
queen and the princes to bundle up whatever possessions they had
and that very night they fled.
- A
Hindu style Buddhist temple
King
Narendra Sinha, who ruled from Kandy for 33 years (1707-1739)
was the last of the Sinhalese kings. He married a princess from
Madura in India but she bore him no children. After his death
the throne passed over to the queen’s brother Sri Vijaya
Rajasinha.
- Royal
Philex 2004
The
60th Anniversary of the Philatelic Club of Royal College was commemorated
in grand style with an exhibition of stamps, “Royal Philex
2004”. The exhibition, which was opened on July 7 at 3 p.m.
at the National Art Gallery, went on from the 7th to the 9th July.
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