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Document Details : Title: Sailors, Soldiers, Priests, and Merchants Subtitle: Reappraising Iran's Early Connections to Ceylon Author(s): CHOKSY, Jamsheed K. Journal: Iranica Antiqua Volume: 48 Date: 2013 Pages: 363-391 DOI: 10.2143/IA.48.0.2184705 Abstract : This article reinvestigates the history and historiography of early contacts between Iranians and Ceylonese (now called Sri Lankans), mainly from the fifth century BCE to fifth century CE with some extensions into later times. Why and where those connections occurred and how they shaped each groups understanding of and influence on each other are scrutinized. This analysis also will examine how and why ancient and early medieval Ceylonese records can augment Iranian history and historiography. |
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