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These ICZiI l-ga origins of the northern kingdom
must date from a period before 1262. There is no evidence of
a Ka1izga invasion of Ceylon after that of gha. Prom at
least 1262 the northern Jr(ngdom appears to have been ruled
by JvRk who seem to have enjoyed the protedtion of the
powerful Pyas At the turn of the century, the Iryacakravartine
of South India inherited this kingdom It is unlikel7 that
there was aXaliAga invasion of Jafmna between 1262 and the
date of the cession of the first 4ryacakravartin, which is
not definitely known. This was the time when Pya influence
seems to have been at its height in northern, and even in
southern, Ceylon. Kaliga rule in the independent kingdom
of northern Ceylon should, therefore, be dated to a time
1. Some place names in the Jaffna peninsula 4 seem to preserve
these Kaliga origins. There is a place called Kal4rsrIya-cTma
and another called
The persona]. names Xa].iAk-rya, (Ka1ia Rja) and
a-kkp-rya, (Coa-gafiga-rja), which form the first
elements in these names ma denote their association with
people from the Kaliñga country. But we cannot be too sure
of this, for both these personal names were used as titles
in the Tamil country.
2. See sura, p.
3. See infra, çt.-vjJ