A Critical History Of Jaffna: The Tamil Era

About the Book;-The author reveals that the origin of the Jaffna kingdom is obscure and stills the subject of controversy among historians. Among mainstream historians, the widely accepted view is that the Kingdom of the Aryacakravarti dynasty in Jaffna began in 1215 with the invasion of a previously unknown chieftain called Magha, who claimed to be from Kalinga in modern India. He deposed the ruling Parakrama Pandyan II, a foreigner from the Pandyan Dynasty who was ruling the Kingdom of Polonnaruwa at the time with the help of his soldiers and mercenaries from the Kalinga, modern Kerala and Damila (Tamil Nadu) regions in India. After the conquest of Rajarata, he moved the capital to the Jaffna peninsula which was more secured by heavy Vanni forest and ruled as a tribute-paying subordinate of the Chola empire of Tanjavur, in modern Tamil Nadu, India. This prompted the Pandyan Empire in modern South India to intervene and Chandrabhanu submitted to Pandya rule in 1258. Portuguese traders reached Sri Lanka by 1505 where their initial forays were against the south-western coastal Kotte kingdom due to the lucrative monopoly on trade in spices that the Kotte kingdom enjoyed that was also of interest to the Portuguese. The Jaffna kingdom came to the attention of Portuguese officials in Colombo for multiple reasons which included their interference in Roman Catholic missionary activities, (which was assumed to be patronizing Portuguese interests) and their support to anti-Portuguese factions of the Kotte kingdom, such as the chieftains from Sittawaka. The Jaffna Kingdom also functioned as a logistical base for the Kandyan kingdom, located in the central highlands without access to any seaports, as an entry post for military aid arriving from South India. The book is the product of extensive study and research of Jaffna. About the Author:-Swamy Gnanaprakasar Nalloor was a Sri Lankan-born reputed author, translator and compiler. He is mostly remembered for his outstanding work in the Sri Lanka’s ancient history and literature. He is the author of -- A Critical History of Jaffna. The Title 'A Critical History Of Jaffna: The Tamil Era written/authored/edited by Swamy Gnanaprakasar Nalloor', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9788121220644 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 182 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is . Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol:-