In the fifteenth century, Devinuvara was one of the flourishing cities in the Island. Other noteworthy parts were Beruwela, Bentota, Galle, Valigama. Beruwela, noted earlier, was perhaps the most prosperous. It was a busy settlement of Muslim merchants with many beautiful mansions and large, “permanent” shops, (R.A.L.H. Gunawardana in Sri …
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