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Ukkirasinghan

Ukkirasinghan was an early king of the Jaffna Peninsula of the 8th century CE, who established his capital at Kandarodai, formerly known as Kadiramalai. According to Yalpana Vaipava Malai, Ukkirasinghan was from the dynasty of Prince Vijaya. He was married to Chola princess Maruta Piravika Valli described as cursed to be born with the face of a horse who visited one of the Pancha Ishwarams, the Naguleswaram temple at Keerimalai to free herself from the curse.

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Ukkirasinghan (Tamil: உக்கிரசிங்கன், romanized: Ukkiraciṅkaṉ, also spelled Ugra Singan) was an early king of the Jaffna Peninsula of the 8th century CE, who established his capital at Kandarodai, formerly known as Kadiramalai.1 According to Yalpana Vaipava Malai, Ukkirasinghan was from the dynasty of Prince Vijaya.23 He was married to Chola princess Maruta Piravika Valli (daughter of Thisai Ukkira Cholan) described as cursed to be born with the face of a horse who visited one of the Pancha Ishwarams, the Naguleswaram temple at Keerimalai to free herself from the curse.14

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  1. Pillay, Kolappa Pillay Kanakasabhapathi (1963). South India and Ceylon. University of Madras. pp. 116, 117.
  2. Navaratnam, C. S. (1964). A Short History of Hinduism in Ceylon: And Three Essays on the Tamils. Sri Sammuganatha Press. p. 199.
  3. Pakavati, Ku (1991). தமிழகம் - இலங்கை ஊர்ப்பெயர்கள் - ஓர் ஒப்பாய்வு (in Tamil). உலகத் தமிழாராய்ச்சி நிறுவனம் (சென்னை) (International Institute of Tamil Studies). p. 25.
  4. Raghavan, M. D. (1971). Tamil culture in Ceylon: a general introduction. Kalai Nilayam. p. 56.