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Lula,
The following is quoted from Hindustani Times article on KI`s new book. 1. [The Sinhala identity emerged by the assimilation of various tribal, linguistic and ethnic communities about five to six centuries Before the Common Era (BCE).] 2. [It was not until 1200 Common Era (CE) (another term for AD) that the two communities emerged as distinct ones identified with distinct territories - the Tamils identified with the North and the East, and the Sinhalas with the rest of the island, he says.] So Lula, While Sinhalese Identity emereged as early as 5-6 Century BC, there was nothing called a Tamil Identity until as late as 12 Century AD. ! By 12 CAD, Sinhalese had ruled the whole of Sri Lanka --the Kingdom of Sinhale -- for over 1,700 years! This Kingdom was UNITARY, legitimately ruled by a single Sinhalese King, whose authority wielded from Jaffnapatam to Mada Kalapuwa to Devundara! You talk about a `Separate Tamil Kingdom`, when SL Tamils did not even have a `Separate Identity`!! Due to South Indian migrations, SL Tamil identity emerged in 12 CAD. This is not magic. Similar identities emerged due to European migrations later (ie. SL Christian, Ceylonese Burgher etc). |
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