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The name <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Vanni chief appo<strong>in</strong>ted by Ki4akka is given<br />

<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> K!car-kalveu <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> ri-cala-purarn as<br />

PtTpla,. Ppla Vanimai <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Vaiypal appears to be <strong>the</strong><br />

same person as Pp].a Vaniya. Like <strong>the</strong> chronicles <strong>of</strong> Tr<strong>in</strong>comalee,<br />

<strong>the</strong> VaiypIal mentions Kaukk4am, Tr<strong>in</strong>conialee <strong>and</strong><br />

Koiyr among <strong>the</strong> places where Immigrants were settled <strong>and</strong><br />

NarukUr among <strong>the</strong> places from where settlers Ident to <strong>Ceylon</strong>.<br />

Some <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> traditions <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Vaiypal may have been based<br />

on those <strong>of</strong> Tr<strong>in</strong>comalee.<br />

The Maakk4appu-mmiyam deals with only <strong>the</strong><br />

orig<strong>in</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> castes <strong>of</strong> Batticaloa. The creation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se castes<br />

as well as <strong>the</strong> assignment <strong>of</strong> duties to <strong>the</strong>m are attributed to<br />

lgha. Except <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> case <strong>of</strong> a few, it is not stated whe<strong>the</strong>r<br />

<strong>the</strong>se castes migrated to Batticaloa <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> time <strong>of</strong> gha or<br />

earlier. The Mukkuva Vaniyar are stated to have gone from<br />

K3ikaam (unidentified). They belonged to <strong>the</strong> Paaiyci<br />

(military caste) <strong>and</strong> it was <strong>the</strong> X1iñka (Kalix' a ruler) who<br />

chose <strong>the</strong> best among <strong>the</strong>m (eñk4flattrai) <strong>and</strong> took <strong>the</strong>m to<br />

<strong>the</strong> isl<strong>and</strong> as comm<strong>and</strong>ers <strong>of</strong> his army The Kuru-ntar (Skt. uru<br />

Nthas) similarly went to <strong>Ceylon</strong> with <strong>the</strong> Kliñka Those <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

34i<br />

1. Nm., p. 10k.<br />

2. Ibid., p. 105.

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