Wilhelm Geiger

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The Indian Historical Quarterly

Vol. 14 · No. 3

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The Indian Historical Quarterly

Army and War in Mediaeval Ceylon

Drawing on Sinhalese chronicles and epigraphic sources, W. Geiger analyses the composition and tactics of the Sinhalese army in the mediaeval period. He notes that the army consisted of mercenaries…

September - 1938Vol. 14 · No. 3pp. 511–531

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The Indian Historical Quarterly

Vol. 11 · No. 3

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The Indian Historical Quarterly

The Language of the Vaddas

By Wilhelm Geiger

This study of the language of the Vaddas examines the speech of one of the most isolated communities of Sri Lanka. The author first reviews the ethnographic literature, noting that the Vaddas are…

September - 1935Vol. 11 · No. 3pp. 504–516

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The Indian Historical Quarterly

Vol. 9 · No. 1

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The Indian Historical Quarterly

New Contributions to the Interpretation of the Mahavamsa

By Wilhelm Geiger

**Summary of "New Contributions to the Interpretation of the Mahavamsa"** This work explores local traditions and historical details related to the Mahavamsa, particularly focusing on King…

March - 1933Vol. 9 · No. 1pp. 107–112

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The Indian Historical Quarterly

Vol. 6 · No. 2

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The Indian Historical Quarterly

The Trustworthiness of the Mahavamsa

By Wilhelm Geiger

The article evaluates the reliability of the Sri Lankan chronicle Mahavamsa and its continuation, the Culavamsa. It explains how the work is divided into two parts and how the end of the earlier…

June - 1930Vol. 6 · No. 2pp. 205–228

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The Indian Historical Quarterly

Vol. 2 · No. 1

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The Indian Historical Quarterly

A Short History of Ceylon

By Wilhelm Geiger

This article by W. Geiger condenses the early history of Sri Lanka from the fifth century B.C. to the fourth century A.D. Drawing on the Pāli chronicles, the author follows the north Indian origins…

March - 1926Vol. 2 · No. 1pp. 1–15

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Army and War in Mediaeval Ceylon

The Language of the Vaddas

New Contributions to the Interpretation of the Mahavamsa

The Trustworthiness of the Mahavamsa

A Short History of Ceylon

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