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== Conquests == | == Conquests == | ||
In 1263, Vira Pandyan lead Sundara Pandyan I's armies conquered the [[Jaffna kingdom]], repeating the victory of Sundara Pandyan I in 1258. Here he decisively defeated [[Chandrabhanu]] of [[Tambralinga]], a usurper of the island's northern Tamil throne, subjugated the other king of the island and proceeded to plant the Pandyan bull victory flag and Pandyan double fish carp insignia at [[Koneswaram temple]], [[Trincomalee|Konamalai]] and ''[[Trikuta | In 1263, Vira Pandyan lead Sundara Pandyan I's armies conquered the [[Jaffna kingdom]], repeating the victory of Sundara Pandyan I in 1258. Here he decisively defeated [[Chandrabhanu]] of [[Tambralinga]], a usurper of the island's northern Tamil throne, subjugated the other king of the island and proceeded to plant the Pandyan bull victory flag and Pandyan double fish carp insignia at [[Koneswaram temple]], [[Trincomalee|Konamalai]] and ''[[Trikuta]]giri''. Chandrabhanu's son [[Savakanmaindan]] submitted to Pandyan rule in the Tamil country and was rewarded. He was allowed to retain control of the Jaffna kingdom while Sundara Pandyan I remained supreme Lord Emperor of Pandyan. [[Marco Polo]], upon his visit to Pandyan and Jaffna, described Sundara Pandyan's empire as the richest in the world, and Vira Pandyan as "one of five brother kings" in which Maravarman Kulasekara Pandyan I was the eldest.<ref>Aiyangar, P.65</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||