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army is said to have been 2, 1125, 000 (sic) strong, which is
undoubtedly an exaggeration The Aganrpais are again referred
to in the Polonnaruva Council Chamber inscription of Nia.ka
NaUa The literary works and inscriptions of the thirteenth,
fourteenth and fifteenth centuries contain several references
to the Agampai troops of the later Sinhalese ru1ers Four
classes of Agampais, namely the äja-, Nuhukala-, Netti- and
Bla-Aganipais are mentioned in these sources.
In the South Indian inscriptions, the Aganipai
or Akampaiy.r find mention from about the time of Kulttufiga I
(l070-ll2O) They often served under minor chieftains and their
leaders or chiefs were known as Akapai-muta1is The Akanrpaia
are mentioned in the inscriptions of the Tamil country and of
Ker4a and appear to have been a military caste or community
rather than a mixed force like the 1a1ic1ras? Even the women
1. p. 18.
2. C.J.Sc, (G), II, p. 137.
3. Dabadei-asna, p.3 ; Mayura-sanda, v. 157; C.J.Sc. (G), II,
p. 139 - Niya.gampya inscription ; E.Z., III, p. 2k0 - )aavala
rock inscription of Parkramabhu VI.
1i. M.B.Ariyapala, Society in Medieval Ceylon, p. 162.
5. M.E.R. for 1926, No. 72 of 1926.
6. M.E.R. for 1913, No. 506 of 1912.
7. T.A.S., V, p. 1k?.