King
Subha
King
Yasalalaka Tissa was a very jovial king. He very often exchanged
roles with the door-keeper and enjoyed the fun. The king never
realised that it would lead to his ruin one day.
Early
days of the Colombo harbour
“Many ships from Bengalla, Persia and the South
and Red Seas used to assemble to take on board cinnamon and elephants”
was how the port of Colombo was described in the sixteenth century.
