08.04.2018 Views

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

Create successful ePaper yourself

Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.

90<br />

That Vijayablhu did not have any animosity aga<strong>in</strong>st <strong>the</strong> Tamils<br />

but was only fight<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> C 1as is borne out by ample evidence.<br />

The employment <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Vaikkras, some <strong>of</strong> whom. may have been<br />

1 2<br />

erstwhile mercenaries <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Cas, his patronage <strong>of</strong> Saiva temples,<br />

<strong>and</strong> his political <strong>and</strong> matrimonial alliance witb <strong>the</strong> PIyas3<br />

show that Vijayabhu did not harbour any grievances aga<strong>in</strong>st <strong>the</strong><br />

Tamils. The evidence <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Abagamuva <strong>in</strong>scription that he<br />

'drove away <strong>the</strong> whole darkness <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Dam4a forces' appears to<br />

be closer to <strong>the</strong> truth than <strong>the</strong> Clavasa statements The Pfli<br />

C.PiCtPVi<br />

chronicle has, <strong>the</strong>refore, no valuable <strong>in</strong>forniation,

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!