fõ.

sß lkao wdY%s; udkj ckdjdilrKh i|yd l,dmSh

N+-o¾Ykhfha Wmfhda.s;dj

.ïfmd< úch ysñ

udkj yd iudc úoHd mYapd;a Wmdê wdh;kh" fmardfoKsh úYaj úoHd,h
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mq¿,a f,i wjOdkhg md;% ù fkdue;s fõ.sßh mqrdúoHd fCIa;%h wdY%s; .fõIKd;aul
wOHhkhla lsÍuhs'
Ys,d f,aLk" f,ka" mdßißl ;;a…h" Ydldhkh yd i;a… ika;;sh wdÈ me;slv wOHhkh lsÍu

fõ.sß lkao wdY%s; udkj ckdjdilrKh i|yd l,dmSh N+-o¾Ykhfha Wmfhda.s;dj

fõ.sß lkao fCIa;%h l,dmfha ks¾udKh ùfï oS mdßißl ;;a…h yd f,kaj, Wmfhda.S;dj flnÿ
wdldrfhka isÿ j we;af;a o" ;;a mdßißl ;;a…h ljr wdldrfhka f,ka wdrdu ixlS¾Kh ks¾udK ùug
ys;lr f,i mj;S o" hkak wOHhk mrud¾:hka w;r fõ'
 m¾fhaIK .eg¨j
fõ.sß lkao mqrdúoHd fËa;%h ;;a m%foaYfha
ks¾udKh ùug fya;= jQ miqìu l=ula o @
 mQ¾j m¾fhaIK

1896 j¾Ifha oS muK fõ.sß lkao mqrdúoHd ia:dkfha l%sia;= mQ¾j hq.fha n%dyaó wNsf,aLk ms<sn| ta'iS' f,daß
uy;d úiska A Gazetteer of the Central Province of Ceylon kue;s rcfha jd¾;dfõ i|yka lr we;' (Lawrie, 1896: 61)

fikr;a mrKú;dk uy;d úiska 1970 È fõ.sß lkao mQ¾j n%dyaó Ys,d f,aLkh Inscriptions of Ceylon Vol I .%ka:fha
jd¾;d lr we;' (Paranavitana, 1970: 61)

fõ.sßh kd: foajd,h yd f,daflaYajr kd: ms<suh ms<sn| kkaofiak uqÈhkafia uy;d úiska zzfõ.sßfha f,dflaYajr kd:
foajd,ZZ hkqfjka mqrdúoHd;aul wOHhkhla isÿ lr we;' ^ &

fõ.sßh mQ¾j n%dyaó wNsf,aLkh yd tys ia:dk .;ùu iïnkaOj m¾fhaIKhla isÿj we;' tu m¾fhaIKfha § fõ.sßh foajd,h"
mQ¾j n%dyaó Ys,d f,aLkfha wka;¾.;h yd tys oelafjk úúO kdu yd l=, fY%aKs ms<sn| woyia olajd we;s njla olakg
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jifï fõ.sß lkao msysgd we;'

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fõ.sßh mqrdúoHd fËa;%h jkdys m%d.a ft;sydisl hq.h" uQ, ft;sydisl hq.h"
ft;sydisl hq.h yd uOHld,Sk hq.h we;=¿ wjê lsysmhls' udkj l%shdldrlïj,g nÿka jQ
fËa;%hla jYfhka yÿkd .; yelsh' m%d.a ft;sydisl hq.fha È mqrdúoHd fËa;%h
we;=¿ wdxY=l l,dmh udkjhdf.a ixialD;sl l%shdldrlïj,g k;=j we;' m%d.a ft;sydisl
udkjhdf.a jdiia:dk" Ôjfkdamdh" Ys,d fuj,ï ks¾udKh we;=¿ wjYH;djka
imqrd .ekSu i|yd hf:dala; wdxY=l l,dmh Wmldr j we;' fï wkqj hg;a msßfika ljr
udkj msßilg jqj o fuu l,dmh wdY%s; j Ôj;a ùug yelsh'
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yd;ami N+-o¾Ykh lÿ nEjqï iys; mgq ksïkhka yd jgl=re Wia lÿ .eg j,ska iukaú;j we;' m%foaYfha ;ekska ;ek
oDIHudk jk Wia lÿ o< jYfhka uqyqÿ uÜgfï isg óg¾ 500-1200 olajd fjkia fõ
f,ka Ndú;h m%d.a ft;sydisl hq.fha isg u isÿ jQ fohla jk w;r m%d.a udkjhd úiska by< ia:dkhl msysá f,ka
yd m¾j; mshis ;u jdiia:dk jYfhka Ndú; lrk ,È'
mkai, yd wd.ñl f.dvkeÕs,s iuia: N+-o¾Ykfha by< ia:dkhl ks¾udKh fõ' bka wk;=rej l,dmSh ckhdf.a ksjdi yd
wfkl=;a ;;a…hka olakg ,efí'

fõ.sß lkao wdY%s; N+-o¾Ykfha m%uqL ;;a…hla jYfhka l=Uqre ye¢ka úh yelsh' l,dmfha mj;sk ;eks;,d
(Plain) yd lÿlr (Mountain Range) ;;a…hka uekúka Wmhqla; fldg f.dú;ek yd wfkl=;a lDIs fnda. j.d lrk njla
olakg ,efí'
ud¾. yd l=Uqrej, jHdma;sh l,dmfha ifudap f¾Ld wkqj Ndú; lrñka ks¾udK ù we;s njla olakg ,efí'

lDIsld¾ñl lghq;= i|yd fhda.H mi" c, uQ,dYh fuka u j¾Idm;k rgdjla o N+- o¾Ykfha wka;¾.;h'

l=vd c, uQ,dY%h iys; uo nejqï (Gentle slope) m%foaY wdÈh uekúka Ndú;hg .ksñka fuu l%shdj,sh isÿ
lrkq ,efí' ud¾. moaO;sh ks¾udKh lsÍfï o óg¾ 580-590 w;r ifudap f¾Ld w;r l,dmh Ndú; fldg ks¾udKh lr
we;s njla olakg ,efí (Survey Department, 1987; Sheet 61/03).
fõ.sß lkao wjg m%foaYfha mqrd idOl yd wfkl=;a uQ,dY% me;sÍu

ks¾udKh- .ïfmd< úch ysñ

fõ.sß lkao wdY%s; udkj ckdjdilrKh i|yd n,mdk ,o idOl
fõ.sß lkao wdY%s; N+-o¾Ykfha m%uqL ;;a…hla jYfhka l=Uqre ye¢ka úh yelsh' l,dmfha mj;sk ;eks;,d
(Plain) yd lÿlr (Mountain Range) ;;a…hka uekúka Wmhqla; fldg f.dú;ek yd wfkl=;a lDIs fnda. j.d lrk njla
olakg ,efí'

mdßißl ;;a…h
c, uQ,dY% yd N+ñfha we;s jdisodhl ;;ajh
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yd m¾j; mshis ;u jdiia:dk jYfhka Ndú; lrk ,È' m%d.a ft;sydisl hq.fha isgu fuu f,ka Ndú; ù we;'

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