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based his work on the Vaiypal, Kailyamlai and the two
non-extant works Ircamur and Pararca-ckaraul The
sections dealing with the period beore the Portuguese rule
reproduce almost entirely the contents pf the Kailyam1ai
and the Vaiypal.
The 4akaappu-mmiyam is a chronicle of the
Batticaloa district of the Eastern Province of Ceylon Its
existence is not known to many writers on Ceylon history. This
prose chronicle, in its present form, appears to have been
written in the eighteenth century, for, it deals with the
Dutch rule in Ceylon. Though a late work, it embodies many
genuine traditions of earlier times which are remarkably
corroborated by the P].i and Sizihalese sources. It is the only
Tamil chronicle that preserves any memory of the very early
times. It is also the only Tamil chronicle that mentions Ngha
by name and des with his activities in Ceylo4. We have
discussed these merits in our work. It main use for our work
has been in the reconstruction of the history of Dravidian
settlements in the Eastern Province and the rise of Vanni
chieftaincies there. The traditional historical poems relating
to Batticaloa, appended to the Mafakk4appu-mmiyam, have
P1o.yslv.iQb
ed. LCapanatan, Colombo 1953 ;
Eng. tr. C,Brito, Colombo 1879.
2. Maaidc4appu_mniyam, ed. F.X.CNataraca, Coloinbo 1962.