Ukkirasinghan

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.[2][3] 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.[1][4]

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References
  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.


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