Jaffna is a city located at the North of the Sri Lanka to 400 km of Colombo and close to India of the South It was the second city in importance of the country up to one recent period. Its population decreased however much because of agitation caused by the war.

Formerly important port, but now ensablé, it is used more only by fishermen.

The city is regarded as the cultural capital of the Tamoul S Srilankais. LTTE control the city.

Jaffna was the capital of a kingdom tamoul established by Arya Chakravarti, a Minister for the king Pandya Kulasekhara.

Leader of Jaffna

• 993-1070 : Under the control of the Chola
• Intermittantly independent with periods off domination by Tamil states in southern India; then…

Dynasty of Arya Chakra varti

• 1240-1256 : Kulasekara Singai Aryan
• 1256-1279 : Kulatunga Singai Aryan
• 1279-1302 : Vikkrama Singai Aryan
• 1302-1325 : Varothaya Singai Aryan
• 1325-1348 : Marthanda Singai Aryan
• 1348-1371 : Kunapushana Singai Aryan
• 1371-1380 : Virothaya Singai Aryan
• 1380-1410 : Seyaveera Singai Aryan
• 1410-1440 : Kunaveera Singai Aryan
• 1440-1450 : Kanagasuriya Singai Aryan

• 1450-1467 : Domination of the kings srilankais

• 1450-1467 : Sempaha Perumal (usurping)

• 1467-1478: Kanagasuriya Singai Aryan (restored)
• 1478-1519: Pararasasekaran
• 1519-1561 : Sangili

• 1561-1658 : Protectorate of Portugal

• 1990 -: Kulakrama (Gregory) Singai Aryan

Kings de Jaffna under Portuguese hegemony

• 1561-1565 : Puviraja Pandaram.
• 1565-1582: Periya Plundered
• 1582-1591: Puviraja Pandaram
• 1591-1615 : Ethirmanasingam
• 1615-1617 : Arasakesari (as regent)

• 1617-1658 : Direct administration by Portugal

• 1658-1796: Direct administration by the Netherlands
• 1796-1948: Direct administration by Great Britain

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