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- ↑ Rajavaliya, p. 76; P.E Pieris, p. 44
- ↑ Rajavaliya, p.76; P.E. Pieris Ceylon and the Portuguese, 1505-1658, p. 45
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- ↑ Queyroz Temporal and Spiritual Conquest of Ceylon, p. 204; Arnold Wright 20th Century Impressions of Ceylon, p.46
- ↑ Arnold Wright, p. 46; Queyroz, p. 204; Rajavaliya, p. 77