Kulasekara Cinkaiariyan

Kulasekara Cinkaiariyan (died 1284) is considered to be the first of the Aryacakravarti dynasty kings to establish his rule over the Jaffna Kingdom in modern Sri Lanka. Some native sources indicate that he was the son of Kulingai Cakravarti the legendary founder of the Jaffna Kingdom but other historians consider him to be Pandyan minister who married into the family of Kulingai Cakravarti after the end of the rule of the usurper Chandrabhanu in 1262 and his son Savakanmaindan in 1277.

According to a Sinhalese primary source Mahavamsa, a warlord named Aryacakravarti invaded the Sinhalese capital of Yapahuwa on behalf of the Pandyan King, Maaravaramban Kulasekara Pandyan I between the years 1277 to 1283. Most historians agree that it was this Arayacakravarti who stayed behind to create the Arayacakravrati dynasty although his descendants claimed origin from Kulingai Cakravarti.^[1][2][3][4]

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References

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