Thunnalai
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Thunnalai (Tamil: துன்னாலை) is a village in Vadamarachchi South-West, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. It is located near Thondaman Aru lagoon. It is also in close proximity to Vallipuram. Naga names are found in India. Nagpur, Nagar Kovil, Nagapatnam and Nagaland are examples. Nair, nayakkar, naidu are remnants of Naga heritage. Tamils are a linguistic name; but Nagas are more of a racially based line. Nagas are now integral part of all linguistic tribes.
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Thunnalai
துன்னாலை තුන්නල | |
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Coordinates: 9°47′0″N 80°14′0″E | |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Province | Northern |
District | Jaffna |
DS Division | Vadamarachchi South‐West |
Thunnalai and Vallipuram formed the northeastern complex of various ruling empires such as Cholas, Pandyas, Sinhalese, Thai, Javanese and Malays. Most of these invaders are kings or princes who made use of the island status of Jaffna to settle and control international trade.
The following sections deal separately with the changing rulers of Thunnalai.