Kotagama inscription explained

Kotagama inscription
Material:	Stone
Discovered Place:	Kotagama, Kegalle
Location:	National Museum of Colombo

The Kotagama inscription found in Kegalle District in Sri Lanka is a record of victory left by the Aryacakravarti kings of the Jaffna Kingdom in western Sri Lanka.^[1] The inscription reads;

Some historians attribute the inscriptions to Martanda Cinkaiariyan (died 1348) whereas others date it to the 15th century based on language usage.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} The inscription is written in Tamil script.^[5]

See also

• Annaicoddai seal
• Tissamaharama Tamil Brahmi inscription

References

• Book: Coddrington, H. W. . Ceylon Coins and Currency. AES . 1996 . . 290 . 81-206-1202-7.
• Book: Rasanayagam, Mudaliyar . Ancient Jaffna,being a research into the History of Jaffna from very early times to the Portuguese Period . Everymans Publishers Ltd, Madras (Reprint by New Delhi, AES in 2003). 1926 . 390 . 81-206-0210-2.
• Book: Coddrington, H. W. . A Short History of Ceylon. AES . 1994 . . 81-206-0946-8.
• Book: Peebles, Patrick . The History of Sri Lanka. Greenwood Press . 2006 . United States . 248 . 0-313-33205-3 .

Notes and References

1. Rasanayagm, Ancient Jaffna, p.364
2. Coddrington, K Ceylon coins and currency, p.74-76
3. Web site: From Devundera to Dedigama . 2007-11-19 . S. Pathiravithana . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071106124243/http://www.dailynews.lk/2007/11/05/fea01.asp . 2007-11-06 .
4. Peebles, History of Sri Lanka, p.31-32
5. Book: Spolia Zeylanica. 1917. Colombo Museum. 159. en.