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Circa 860— 900 ... "Damaha" Raja rebuilt the "Rupa 

 wihara" of Runa Magama. (Rdja.j 

 p. 250.) 



„ 990 A.D. ... The M'^k Mahinda, afterwards Ma- 

 hinda III., A.D. 997-1013, repaired 

 the Mahawihara, and refers to the 

 " Uda Tisa monastery." The upper 

 part of the Tissa tank is still called 

 Uda Tihawa. {Ancient Inscriptions , 

 Mo. 120). 



10th or 11th Cent. ... Inscription on a prostrate pillar at 

 Naga Maharama. 



1060 — -1070 A.D. ... Rohana becomes the seat of Govern- 

 ment of the Siihhalese kingdom. 



1113—1150 „ ... Rohana (or Magama) is capital of 

 Ceylon under Manabarana and Siri- 

 wallaba. 



1153—1186 „ ... Parakrama Bahu I. repaired the Dura 



and Tissa tanks and the buildings. 



Circa 1190 „ ... Nissanka Malla refers to " Tissa" along 

 with Mineri, Kantalai, and Padawiya 

 tanks, as a place where he " gave 

 security to all living things, and 

 commanded that they should not be 

 killed." If the Magama tank is the 

 Tissa referred to, this proves that the 

 tank was still in order in 1187- 

 1196 A.D. (Ancient Inscriptions, 

 No. 150.) Compare also No. 145, 

 in which the king states that he 

 gave "security to fishes in 12 great 

 tanks." 



12th Cent. Short inscription on flat slab at Naga 



Maharama. (Appendix, Note 2.) 



1214—1235 A.D. ... In the time of the Tamil King, Magna, 

 Tamils were settled at Magama, 

 (Raja., p. 257.) 



1266—1301 „ ... Pandita Parakrama Bahu united the 

 three Provinces under one sove- 

 reignty. The tank probably fell into 

 disrepair not long after this, and 

 the place would then be abandoned, 

 and be gradually overgrown with 

 jungle and forest. 



