The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c29.s5.8
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c29.s5.8
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His domination was characterised by wanton cruelty, and the Sinhalese chronicles give a heartrending account of the destruction of sacred edifices, the expulsion of priests, and other outrages, extending even to the destruction of the literature of the Island.