The Return of the Jaffna King

By Jerald Owens, Iowa, USA

Hey folks where does this crazy coyote come from?

I was searching the web for the origin of the first King of Jaffna - if there ever was such a soul. Hiding in a house on one of the cobbled street of Holland I found this Royal Highness laying claim to the crown of the Kingdom of Jaffna. No Sir! I was not drunk even though my parents were Irish. This fella seems to be real and does anyone know this particular king guy. I thought Fat Prabha was the man. Apparently he is not.

His Royal Highness Prince Remigius Kanagarajah
Head of The Royal House of Jaffna

 

Welcome Message
Greetings to the People of Sri Lanka and to all around the world. It gives me great pleasure to invite you to my website which elaborates on various aspects of "Jaffna, its Kingdom and my family." In earlier times Jaffna was known as "Yaalpaanam". Geographically, the peninsula of Jaffna, together with its seven little islands, crowns the island of Sri Lanka. Tamils originated mainly from different parts of southern India. In ancient times, the entire island (Lanka or Ilankai) may have come under the sway of the principal Dravidian dynasties, known as Chera, Chola and Pandyan, and these Kingdoms collectively spanned the entire south Indian region.
The origins of the Arya Chakravati Kings in Jaffna can be traced back to Rameswaram, the southernmost Indian city which in the old days belonged to the Ganga Dynasty or Ganga Vamsa. It also seems possible that the first Arya King of Jaffna belonged to the Eastern Ganga Dynasty of Kalinga (the costal area in India encompassing parts of the provinces of Orissa and Andhra Pradesh). Through their matrimonial alliances with the Cholas of Thanjavur, it appears the Chakravartis settled down in Rameswaram. They then entered into matrimonial alliances with Brahmins and assumed the title "Arya" as a distinctive honorific.
My ancestors began to rule the Kingdom of Jaffna from the twelfth century right down to the early seventeenth century. Singai Aryan also known as Vijaya Kulankai Arya Chakravarti was the founder of The Royal Line of Arya Chakravarti. He resided at Nallur, built a palace there besides a temple to the God Kailasa Nathar whom he worshipped. He also built the Kandaswamy Temple and several others during his reign.
Vijaya Kulankai Arya Chakravarti was the first King to assume the title of Chakravarti (Emperor or Monarch). They were also known by the throne name: Pararajasekaran and Segarajasekaran, titles which kept alternating during the reign of the Chakravartis.
The Jaffna Kingdom under Arya Chakravarti remained an independent monarchy with its capital in Nallur (close to Jaffna town), and where the fourteenth century built Royal Temple still stands.
Although the Jaffna Kingdom was destroyed by the Portuguese by 1621, it still exists through me, my family and other existing descendants of the Jaffna Royal Family. The reason I am coming forward now to claim this succession is grounded in the need to prove to the younger generation and the world that there was once a strong Kingdom in Jaffna. My only wish now is to bring peace to the dispersed Tamil people of Sri Lanka and to unite them as one nation. I hope and pray that peace may prevail over the people of Sri Lanka.
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H.R.H. Prince Remigius Kanagarajah 01 May 2004 Rajadhani Nilayam The Netherlands

H.R.H. Prince Remigius Kanagarajah. Head of The Royal House of Jaffna Arya Chakravarti Dynasty

Looks as if he just walked out of a Fancy Dress Parade.

Hey Fat Prabha, Tamil Silva, Fat Anton, Do you know this fella?

Looks like he is challenging your Dream..

Well I'll be darned!

Does anyone in the Paradise Island know this Royal Highness?

When is he arriving in Jaffna to claim his throne now that the GoSL is cleaning up the Mess left behind by almost 28 years of Military screw ups in North and East in the Paradise Island. Who will lay Claim to the rest of the country. Somewhere out there, I am sure there is a H. R. H. Prince Rajasinghe too.

Why Not?

http://www.jaffnaroyalfamily.org/