Pandara Vanniyan
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Pandara Vanniyan ( Tamil: பண்டார வன்னியன், romanized: Paṇṭāra Vaṉṉiyaṉ, Sinhala: වන්නි බණ්ඩාර, romanized: Vanni Baṇḍāra) was a Tamil Chieftain who ruled in Vanni Nadu in 18th century AD. He is referred to by some as the last Tamil king in Sri Lanka, who also rose to revolt against the British Ceylon empire and Dutch Ceylon empire, who died battling the British colonial rule on the island.[3][4] He was officially declared a National Hero of Sri Lanka in 1982.[5]
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Pandara Vanniyan | |||||
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Tamil Vanniar (Chieftain) of Vannimai 'The Last King of Vanni' | |||||
Reign | 1785–1803[1] | ||||
Successor | British Rule | ||||
Born | ~1775 Vanni, Sri Lanka | ||||
Died | 31 October, 1810[1] (Succumbed to injuries from ambush by British forces[citation needed]) Katsilaimadu,[2] Sri Lanka | ||||
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Dynasty | Vanniar | ||||
Religion | Hinduism |
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