04 Apr 2009

Karava of Sri Lanka
Kshatriya Maha Sabha, Sri Lanka
Self-description:
"Karava (pronounced Karaava) [...] was the traditional military (warrior) race of Sri Lanka. The Karavas are the Kshatriyas, the royal race of Sri Lanka's history. They were connected to the ruling dynasties of the Indian region. Royal succession in Sri Lanka passed on to Karava rulers in the 13th century and the many kingdoms in of Sri Lanka were ruled by Karava Kings until the last kingdoms passed over to Europeans from Karava rulers; Kotte and Jaffna in the 16th century to the Portuguese and Kandy in the 19th century to the British (see Timeline of the Karava I)."
Site contents:
* Karava of Sri Lanka; * Introduction; * Karave Kings; * Karava Flags; * Timeline of the Karava I; * Royal Symbols of Sri Lanka; * Sun and Moon; * White Umbrella; * Elephant Flags; * The Makara; * Garuda Flag; * Kings of Kandy; * Jaffna Kings; * Family Names; * Suriya Clans; * Marakkalage; * Konda Karawa; * Mandadige; * Mukkara Hatana; * Weapons; * 'Govi Supremacy' Myth; * Govigama; * Radala; * Mudaliyars; * The 'Lion' Myth; * Amarapura Sect; * Siyam Nikaya; * Gallery; * Timeline of The Karava Ii; * Karava Mansions I; * Karava Mansions II; * Karava Mansions III; * Karava Mansions IV; * Karava Customs; * Religious.
URL http://www.karava.org/
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (matthew.ciolek--at--anu.edu.au)
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Other
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 1000