Virodaya Cinkaiariyan ( ta, வீரோதய சிங்கையாரியன்) was the
Aryacakravarti king of the
Jaffna Kingdom
The Jaffna Kingdom ( ta, யாழ்ப்பாண அரசு, si, යාපනය රාජධානිය; 1215–1624 CE), also known as Kingdom of Aryachakravarti, was a historical kingdom of what today is northern Sri Lanka. It came i ...
in modern-day northern
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
. Tamil historical writer ''C. Rasanayagam'' calculated Virodaya Cinkaiariyan's reign was from 1371 to 1394 while ''Swamy Gnanapirakasar'' calculated from 1344 to 1380. During his reign,
Vanniar incited Sinhalese for rebellion, which resulted suppression of rebellion, Virodaya’ innovation against Vanniar and they suffered.
[யாழ்ப்பாண வைபவமாலை]
Notes
References
* C. Rasanayagam, ''Ancient Jaffna'', Asian Educational Service, New Delhi, 1993. (First edition: Colombo, 1926)
External links
Yalpana Vaipava Malai
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Kings of Jaffna
Sri Lankan Hindus
Sri Lankan Tamil royalty