
''Rādavaḷi'' (
Divehi: ރާދަވަޅި), also spelled as "''Raadhavalhi''", is a
Maldivian historical text that details information about
Maldivian monarchs up to the 18th century. According to
British
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archaeologist
HCP Bell, was written in
Dhives Akuru
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script, as well as a combination of old
Thaana script and
Arabic
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.
See also
*
Maldivian writing systems
*
List of Maldivian monarchs
* ''
Lōmāfānu''
References
Further reading
Hassan Hameed, MV RaadhavalhiAbdulla Saeed, "Raadhavalhi akee kon eccheh?", Thiladhunmathi Times
Maldives
Texts in Maldivian language
Dhivehi
History of the Maldives
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