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GB 891 RAS JOUR-RAS JOUR/16-RAS JOUR/16/2
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A sketch of the constitution of the Kandyan kingdom
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- 1815 - 1831 (Creation)
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A partial manuscript of 'A sketch of the constitution of the Kandyan kingdom' by John D'Oyly, published in the Transactions of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, 1833, Vol. 3, No. 2 (1833), pp. 191-252. The manuscript was submitted by Sir Alexander Johnston as the most accurate account that had been given to him and therefore worthy of publication in the Journal.
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- English
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- D'Oyly John 1774-1824 (Subject)
- Johnston Sir Alexander 1775-1849 (Subject)