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JOURNAL, R.A.S. (CEYLON). [VOL. XIII. 



The royal fields which were cultivated for King Vijaya 



out of the kingdom were — 



Ilukpitiya keta. 

 Habage keta. 

 Talampitiya keta. 

 Ilukvela keta. 



Pilessa Idirimarayinne keta. 

 Ilukwela Kalingu Rajjuruwange keta. 

 Wattawallala Pitima Rajjuruwange keta. 

 Urugala Dutugamunu Rajjuruwange keta. 

 Gampola keta. 

 Dolosbage keta. 



Panduwasa Rajjuruwange keta. 

 Dedigomatissa Rajjuruwange keta. 

 Vihinawe Dambadeni Rajjuruwange keta. 

 HaragomaGurudeniyaParakama Bahu Rajjuruwange keta- 



[Reference is then made to the number of fields in the 

 Tri-sinhala, or three ancient divisions of the Island, Pihiti, 

 Ruhunu, and Maya, the extent covered by oyas, tanks, rocks, 

 and forests, the lands submerged by inundations. The 

 derivation of the divisions are given as follows : Ruhunu-rata 

 was so called owing to the earth (ruhunu-pas) found there ; 

 Mdya-rata owing to the great wisdom and subtility of the 

 inhabitants ; and Pihiti-rata owing to the sacred fro-tree 

 having been planted there.] 



Kurunegala stands in the centre of these divisions. 



Hiriydla derives its name owing to hiriyal* having been 

 found in the tract. 



Dewameda, owing to its situation between the Deduru-oya 

 and the Maguru-oya.| 



* Hiriyal is sulphuret of arsenic, Arsenicum auripigmentum. It 

 is of a reddish-yellow colour, and is largely used by tlie natives in painting. 

 JSadilingam, vermilion, or mercury sulphide, which occurs native as 

 cinnabar, the chief ore of mercury, is also used by natives for painting 

 images. The hiriyal is sprinkled over the vermilion to give it a gloss. 

 Both these substances are sold in the native bazaars. {Magazine of the School 

 of Agriculture^ ol. 2, No. 2, p. 17.) Hiriydla gives the name to a Hatpattuva. 



f Dewamedi Hatpattuva is said to have been so called owing to its 

 originally lying between the Deduru and Maguru oyas ; but since the 

 re-division of the Seven Korales, only a portion of it is included by these 

 rivers. According to a Xadaim-pota, sixteen stone pillars, with figures 

 of parrots carved on them, marked the limits of this division. 



