CHAP. II.CHAP. IV.CHAP. III.
CONQUEST OF WIJAYO, B.C. 543.—ESTABLISHMENT OF BUDDHISM, B.C. 307.
- Early commerce of Ceylon described by the Chinese [335]
- Wijayo as a colonizer [336]
- His treatment of the native population [336]
- B.C. 505. His death and successors [336]
- A number of petty kingdoms formed [337]
- Ceylon divided into three districts: Pihiti, Rohuna, and Maya
[337]
- The village system established [337]
- Agriculture introduced [338]
- Irrigation imported from India [338]
- The first tank constructed, B.C. 504 (note) [338]
- Rapid progress of the island [339]
- Toleration of Wijayo and his followers [339]
- Establishment of Buddhism, 307 B.C. [340]
- Preaching of Mahindo [340]
- Planting of the sacred Bo-tree [341]