Varodaya Cinkaiariyan
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Varodaya Cinkaiariyan (Tamil: வரோதய சிங்கையாரியன்) (died 1325) was the first of the Aryacakravarti kings of Jaffna Kingdom to takeover the lucrative pearl fisheries that was in the hands of the Pandyan Empire. He is also is credited as having helped the Pandyas in their last few years and invaded the southern Dambadeniya based kingdoms. He increasingly took part in the burgeoning Indian Ocean based commerce. [1]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Peebles, History of Sri Lanka, p.31-32
[edit] References
- Peebles, Patrick (2006). The History of Sri Lanka. USA: Greenwood Press, 248. ISBN 0-313-33205-3.
| Preceded by Vickrama Singaiariyan |
Jaffna Kingdom 1302 –1325 |
Succeeded by Martanda Singaiariyan |
