Yalpana Vaipava Malai

The Yalpana Vaipava Malai (Tamil: யாழ்ப்பாண வைபவமாலை ; The History of the Kingdom of Jaffna in English) is an historical and mythical account on the early and medieval Jaffna and Ceylon island, originally written in Tamil by the poet Mayil Vaakanaar (Tamil: மயில் வாகனார்) in 1736, under the request and patronage of Jan Maccara, the then Dutch Governor of Jaffna. It was translated to English by C. Brito, and was first published in 1879. Between the 18th and 19th centuries, this work was looked upon as one of great authority among the Tamils of Jaffna. It is still looked upon as an essential and precious source on Sri Lankan history, particularly esteemed among the Jaffneses and Sri Lankan Tamil historians.

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