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Tattumaruwa means something in the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: archive.org: Glossary of Sinhalese Folk Terms appearing in the Service Tenure RegisterTattumaruwa:—The possession of a field in turns of years; a system leading often to great complications e. g., a field belongs to A and B in equal shares, and they possess it in alternate years. They die and leave it to two sons of A, and three sons of B. These again hold in Tattumaru (Al, A2) (B1, B2, B3,). In fourteen years the possession is A1, B1, A2, B2, A1, B3, A2, B1, A1 B2 A2 B3 A1 B1 and so on. A1 leaves two sons, A2 lives, B1 has three sons, B2 has four’sons and B3 has five. A2 gets his turn after intervals of four years, but Ala and Bib have to divide A1’s turn. Each therefore gets his turn after intervals of eight years, but each of the B shareholders gets his turn at intervals of six years and B1a B1b B1c now have a turn each at intervals of eighteen years, B2a, B2b, B2c, B2d, at intervals of twenty-four years, B3e at intervals of thirty years, as in the following table:—
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