Vanniar (Chieftain)

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Vanniar or Vanniyar (

Pandara Vannian, known for his resistance against the British colonial power.[1]

Etymology

The word Vanni may have been a derivation of the Tamil word vanam, meaning "forest", with Vanniar meaning "person from the forest".[2]

History

Medieval Tamil chronicles such as the 18th-century

Kantalai tank after finding them in ruins. He visited the Munneswaram temple on the west coast, before settling ancient Vanniars in the east of the island. According to the chronicles, he extensively renovated and expanded the shrine, lavishing much wealth on it; he was crowned with the epithet Kulakottan meaning Builder of tank and temple.[3][4]

Further to the reconstruction, Kulakottan paid attention to agricultural cultivation and economic development in the area, inviting the Vanniar chief Tanniuna Popalen and families to a new founded town in the area

Vanni region flourish. The Vanniars were brought here by this chief to make them cultivate in this region.[6][7]

Following the re-rise of the Tamil kingdom in the medieval period and demise of the

Kandyan Kingdom
. These petty chiefs paid tribute to the Jaffna Vassal State. Sometimes they were independent of any central control or subdued by the southern kingdoms during the European colonial era for strategical purposes. The ruling class was composed of multi-caste origins.

The Vannimai ruling class arose from a multi-ethnic and multi-caste background

Vanni Nadu or Vannimai during the Jaffna Vassal State era.[14]

As a title, it is no longer registered amongst northern Sri Lankan Tamils but in the 1900s it was present singly in the North and North Central provinces.[15]

Notes

  1. PMID 20667090
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  2. ^ Karthigesu, Indrapala. Sri Lankan Tamil Society and Politics. pp. 7–9.
  3. ISBN 9789155453572
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  4. ^ South India and Ceylon, by K.K. Pillay. University of Madras. 1963-01-01.
  5. ISBN 9781357465452
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  6. ^ Sivaratnam, C. (1968-01-01). The Tamils in Early Ceylon. Author.
  7. ^ The Lord of Thiruketheeswaram: An Ancient Hindu Sthalam of Hoary Antiquity in Sri Lanka : Being an Account, of how Thiruketheeswaram Became a Sacred Sthalam, of the Many Temples that Were Erected Here Through the Ages, and of the Several Celebrated Devotees who Received His Grace. S. Arumugam. 1980-01-01.
  8. ^ McGilvray, Mukkuvar Vannimai: Tamil Caste and Matriclan Ideology in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka, p.34-97
  9. ^ Karthigesu, Sri Lankan Tamil Society and Politics, p.7-9
  10. ISBN 978-0822341611
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  11. ISBN 9780860785798
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  12. ISBN 9789556131086
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  13. ISBN 9789555800044
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  14. ^ Peebles, History of Sri Lanka, p.31-32
  15. ^ Karthigesu, Sri Lankan Tamil Society and Politics, pp. 7–9

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