Definition of Vannimai. Meaning of Vannimai. Synonyms of Vannimai

- derive the title Vannimai from the Tamil word vanam, meaning "forest", with Vannia or Wannia meaning "person from the forest", and Vannimais being large tracts...
- of Sithawaka lasted for a short span of time during the Portuguese era. Vannimai, also called Vanni Nadu, were feudal land divisions ruled by Vanniar chiefs...
- of the Jaffna Kingdom, a former kingdom in the north of Sri Lanka and Vannimai chieftaincies from the east. According to the anthropological and archaeological...
- strategical purposes. The ruling class was composed of multi-caste origins. The Vannimai ruling class arose from a multi-ethnic and multi-caste background Some...
- Ishwarams Early Jaffna Middle Ages Chola Era Jaffna kingdom Aryacakravarti Vannimai Vanniar Portuguese conquest Colonial Portuguese Ceylon Dutch Ceylon Yalpana...
- controlled social interactions. They also were organized politically as Vannimai chiefs who came nominally under the kingdom of Kandy. The most important...
- Pandara Vanniyan Tamil Vanniar (Chieftain) of Vannimai 'The Last King of Vanni' Pandara Vanniyan statue Reign 1785–1803 Successor British Rule Born ~1775...
- crossed bayonets were based on the historical crossed sword emblem of Vannimai and represent the armed resistance. This flag was created by the Liberation...
- Ishwarams Early Jaffna Middle Ages Chola Era Jaffna kingdom Aryacakravarti Vannimai Vanniar Portuguese conquest Colonial Portuguese Ceylon Dutch Ceylon Yalpana...
- Aryacakravarti Jaffna Palace ruins Kotagama inscriptions Portuguese conquest Vannimai Vanniar Demala Hatpattu Colonial American Ceylon Mission Wesleyan Methodist...