Scholarly Citations

The history of the House of Alakēśvara is substantiated by a multi-disciplinary body of evidence:

References:

• De Silva, C. R. (1953). Ceylon Under the British Occupation, 1795–1833. Colombo: The Colombo Apothecaries Co.

  De Silva, K. M. (2005). A History of Sri Lanka. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.

  Dreyer, E. L. (2007). Zheng He: China and the Oceans in the Early Ming Dynasty, 1405–1433. New York, NY: Pearson Longman.

  Government Gazette of Ceylon. (1915). Official Administrative Archives. Colombo: Government of Ceylon.

  Institutional Academic & Global Transaction Ledgers. (2000–2026). LSE Registries and International Sovereign Wealth Structuring Portfolios.

  Island.lk. (2021). Vira Alakeshvara's Plight. Retrieved from https://island.lk

  Itinerario. (2025). Circles of Kings and Right of the Port: Maritime Violence and the Galactic Polity in 14th Century Sri Lanka. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

  Jayawardena, K. (2000). Nobodies to Somebodies: The Rise of the Colonial Bourgeoisie in Sri Lanka. New Delhi: LeftWord Books.

  Jennings, I. (1951). The Constitution of Ceylon. London: Oxford University Press.

  Kitulgala Sannasa & Oruvala Sannasa. (n.d.). Epigraphical Records. Colombo: Department of Archaeology, Sri Lanka.

  Mahāvaṃsa & Cūlavaṃsa. (n.d.). Pali Chronicles of Sri Lanka. Government of Sri Lanka Translation Series.

  Manor, J. (1989). The Expedient Utopian: S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike and the Politics of Sri Lanka. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

  Ming Shilu (明实录). (n.d.). Imperial Chronicles of the Ming Dynasty. Beijing: Ming Imperial Archives.

  ResearchGate. (2021). China’s Engagement with Maritime Nations: A Case Study. Retrieved from https://www.researchgate.net

  Somaratne, G. P. V. (1975). The Political History of the Kingdom of Kotte, 1400–1521. Colombo: Deepanee Printers.

  Van Sanden, J. C. (1936/1994). The Chieftains of Ceylon (Reprint ed.). New Delhi: Navrang.

  Wright, A. (1907). Twentieth Century Impressions of Ceylon: Its History, People, Commerce, Industries, and Resources. London: Lloyds Greater Britain Publishing Co.

  Archival and Administrative Sources

  British Colonial Civil Lists & Administrative Records. (Various dates). Colonial Office Appointments, Land Registries, Thombos, and Administrative Correspondence Relating to British Ceylon. Colombo and London: Government Archives.

  Contemporary Financial Press Registries. (Various dates). Bloomberg, Reuters, and Financial Times Corporate and Financial Records