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... continued these wars successfully on land , though like his father he had no way of combating Portuguese seapower . At the death of Rājasinha in 1593 , the Sītāwake king- dom disintegrated for want of a strong successor . The Portuguese ...
... continued these wars successfully on land , though like his father he had no way of combating Portuguese seapower . At the death of Rājasinha in 1593 , the Sītāwake king- dom disintegrated for want of a strong successor . The Portuguese ...
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... continued , how- ever , and loyalists retreated with two Imperial princes into the southern province of Fukien and from there to the region of Kuang - chow . In 1279 the last remnants of the court fled the mainland by boat , and ...
... continued , how- ever , and loyalists retreated with two Imperial princes into the southern province of Fukien and from there to the region of Kuang - chow . In 1279 the last remnants of the court fled the mainland by boat , and ...
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... continued in use for many centuries in spite of difficulties , such as lack of synchronization among the various prov- inces . ( Ed . ) CHRISTIAN The Christian Era is the era now in general use through- out the world . Its epoch , or ...
... continued in use for many centuries in spite of difficulties , such as lack of synchronization among the various prov- inces . ( Ed . ) CHRISTIAN The Christian Era is the era now in general use through- out the world . Its epoch , or ...
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