113992242-Dravidian-Settlements-in-Ceylon-and-the-Beginnings-of-the-Kingdom-of-Jaffna-By-Karthigesu-Indrapala-Complete-Phd-Thesis-University-of-London-1965

It may be recollected that several writers on the
history of Jaffna, basing their studies on the traditional
legends found in the late Tainil chronicles, have put forward
certain thorics claiming the establishment of Tmil settlements
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in Jaffna in the period of the Anuradhapura rulers. These
theories are not accepted by serious students of istory as
they are not based on trustworthy data. Nany of these have been
convincingly dismissed by scholars in recent years It is,
therefore, not our intention to analyse these theories and
take serious notice of writings which at best cèuld be described
as popular. In the main we shall confine ourselves to the
sources on which these writings have been based.
The story of the Tamil settlements in the Jalfna
peninsula ha8 been told in the Tamil writings of a period at
least three centuries later than the time of the events. These
works are the Vaiypal and its paraphrase Vaiy, the Kailyamlai
and the As pointed out in the
introduction, these works have much historical data mixed with
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1. See supra, pp. .L ff
2. ., S.Paranavitana, 'The Arya Kingdom in North Ceylon',
J.R.A.S. (C.B.), N.S., VII, pt. 2, 19&]., pp.17Lf_22k.
3. See supra, pp. ic-2.o.