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The archival illustration from a German publication dated 1909 shows Sri Lankan fishermen processing pearl mollusks. (AN Photo) First Arabs arrived in Sri Lanka in the 3rd century B.C. and dominated its trade Pearl fishing in Sri Lanka began to struggle in the 19th century, under British rule When Ibn Battuta arrived in northern Sri Lanka, the ruler of …
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