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two independent references to Iryas in the sources relating
to the thirteenth century and, on their basis, attempts to
identify the iryae as RIpute. The first reference is that
in the C!!1ava to 4riyk-Ichattiya (Irya-katriya) warriors
who were mercenaries in the service of Vijayablhu IV (l27O-1272)
These iryakatriya soldiers have been identified by Co&rington
as RIjputa The second reference is that in the inscriptions
of Ja1varma, Sundara PIya I (l25l-c.l270) In this record,
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certain £ryas are mentioned as the 11feeèf MudugUr. Irishna
Sastri identified these Iryas as the Cas, as it was believed
at that time that the ryas of the CUlavasa references were
CVas Disagreeing with Saetri, Paranavitana argues
But,_aa it has now been established. beyond doubt that
the Aryas of the CUlavqtaa were Bjputs, the Aryas who
fought iwith the Telugue must also be similarly identified.
In later writings, the Irya families of Jaffna are
associated with a place named 11aap4i, the name of
which was borne as a title by the descendants of the
last king of Jaffna. A place of this name is said. to
have existed in the do mi nion of,the XTkatTyae, which
is called the kingdom o l4otupal].i by )arco Polo. It is
possible that the Iryas referred to in the inscriptfon
of Javarman Sundara Pya as the allies of the Telugus
lived in this place, and later, after the conquest of
1. £.' 90:1 ff.
2. H.W.Codrington, 'Notes on the Dabade.i Dynasty', C.A.L.R., X,
p.88.
3. M.E.L for 191k, lbs. 332, 3k0 and 36]. of 1913.
ii. Thid., pp . 91-92.