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New book: “A Modest Arsenal: Gunpowder Weapons in Sri Lanka 1500 – 1820”

‘A Modest Arsenal: Gunpowder Weapons in Sri Lanka 1500 – 1820’ by Channa Wickremesekera published by TAP publishers in Colombo. This is the first in-depth look at the history of gunpowder weapons in Sri Lanka and fills void in the historiography of the region.

The book can be purchased online from https://slbooks.lk/