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, was Ukkirasinghan 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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^ ^a ^b Pillay, Kolappa Pillay Kanakasabhapathi (1963). South India and Ceylon. University of Madras. pp. 116, 117.
^ Navaratnam, C. S. (1964). A Short History of Hinduism in Ceylon: And Three Essays on the Tamils. Sri Sammuganatha Press. p. 199.
^ Pakavati, Kē (1991). திமழக்ம-இல்ஙைக ஊர்பெபய்ரக்ள: ஓர் ஒபாப்யுவ (in Tamil). உலக்த திமாழார்ய்சிச நிறவன்ம (International Institute of Tamil Studies). p. 25.
^ Raghavan, M. D. (1971). Tamil culture in Ceylon: a general introduction. Kalai Nilayam. p. 56.

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[Pillay_1963-1] 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, Kē (1991). திமழக்ம-இல்ஙைக ஊர்பெபய்ரக்ள: ஓர் ஒபாப்யுவ (in Tamil). உலக்த திமாழார்ய்சிச நிறவன்ம (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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