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    The Vanni chieftaincies or Vanni tribes was a region between Anuradhapura and Jaffna, but also extending to along the eastern coast to Panama and Yala...
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    periods, including the Jaffna kingdom (which existed 1215–1624 CE), Vanni chieftaincies (which existed from 12th century –1803 CE) and the Portuguese and...
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    warring amongst themselves for dominance. The Jaffna Kingdom, and vanni chieftaincies inhabited by Eelam Tamils, was once one of the strongest kingdoms...
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  • (Sri Lanka), an area of northern Sri Lanka Vanni Electoral District Vanni forest Vannimai or Vanni chieftaincies, feudal land divisions in northern Sri Lanka...
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    entities also existed on the island, including the Jaffna Kingdom, the Vanni chieftaincies and the Portuguese and Dutch colonies. These political entities are...
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    Kingdom of Kandy Dutch Ceylon Vanni chieftaincies...
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    Mattakallappu Manmiyam (Tamil: மட்டக்களப்பு மான்மியம்). Among the medieval Vanni chieftaincies, those of Panankamam, Melpattu, Mulliyavalai, Karunavalpattu, Karrikattumulai...
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  • Resolution Historically occupied Tamilakam, the Jaffna Kingdom and the Vanni chieftaincies. Seeks more regional autonomy for the Indian state of Tamil Nadu...
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  • of Polonnaruwa Vijayarajapura Kingdom 1055–1232 AD Kingdom of Sitawaka Sitawaka Kingdom 1521–1594 AD Vanni chieftaincies Chiefdom 13th century–1782 AD...
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    Unknown Unknown Vanniyar Rebellion (1782) Vanni chieftaincies  Kingdom of Kandy  Dutch Republic Victory Vanni region liberated from Dutch rule Pandara...
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  •  Kingdom of Polonnaruwa (1055–1232)  Kingdom of Dambadeniya (1232–1341) Vanni chieftaincies (13th century–1782)  Kingdom of Gampola (1341–1371)  Kingdom of Kotte...
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  • control over Palk Strait and extended its domination over Vanni, Puttalam, and Chilaw regions. Vanni principalities were paid tribute to the kingdom. Also...
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    the lucrative markets and strategic benefits of Jaffna's Vannimai chieftaincies, and their support of anti-Portuguese factions within the Kotte kingdom...
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    Jaffna Kingdom, a former kingdom in the north of Sri Lanka and Vannimai chieftaincies from the east. According to the anthropological and archaeological evidence...
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    his eastern port in the 11th century and prospered under the Vannimai chieftaincies of the Jaffna kingdom. Two powerful merchant guilds of the time – the...
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    century, the Dutch colonial territories comprised eleven separate sub-chieftaincies, or as Dutch called them, provinces as well as seven Mukkuvar controlled...
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