Aryacakravarti dynasty Jaffna Kingdom
when chandrabhanu embarked on second invasion of south, pandyas came support of sinhalese king , killed chandrabhanu in 1262 , installed aryacakravarti, minister in charge of invasion, king. when pandyan empire became weak due muslim invasions, successive aryacakravarti rulers made jaffna kingdom independent , regional power reckon in sri lanka. subsequent kings of jaffna kingdom claimed descent 1 kulingai cakravarti identified kalinga magha swami gnanaprakasar , mudaliar rasanayagam while maintaining pandyan progenitor’s family name.
politically, dynasty expanding power in 13th , 14th century regional kingdoms paying tribute it. however, met simultaneous confrontations vijayanagar empire ruled vijayanagara, southern india, , rebounding kingdom of kotte south of sri lanka. led kingdom becoming vassal of vijyanagar empire briefly losing independence under kotte kingdom 1450 1467. kingdom re-established disintegration of kotte kingdom , fragmentation of viyanagar empire. maintained close commercial , political relationships thanjavur nayakar kingdom in southern india kandyan , segments of kotte kingdom. period saw building of hindu temples , flourishing of literature, both in tamil , sanskrit.
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