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before 1262. As we know, between 3236 and 1262, the X1iigas
who wielded power in northern Ceylon were Mgha and his
associates, among whom there seems to have been at least
one probable Gaiga prince, Coaga
In the light of these considerations, the foundation
of a kingdom in northern Ceylon by Igha and his followers
after their defeat by the Sinhalese seems to be a strong
possibility. The beginnings of this new kingdom are shrouded
in obscurity. The earliest rulers have not left behind any
datable coins or inscriptions. The chronicles of this kingdom
are very late and do not seem to preserve many genuine
traditions about its beginnings. With the meagre evidence
that we have, it is ot possible to.assert anything with
any degree of certainty. Basing our assumptions on the
course of events in the middle of the thirteenth century,
as reflected by the Sinhalese chronicles and the Pya
inscriptions, it appears that )gha and his associates and
the Jvaka invaders were closely connected with the beginnings
of the northern kingdom and that Igha and his associates
rather than the vakas were responsible for its fpundat ion.
1. See supra, ç4-