South India and her Muhammadan Invaders c8.25

c8.25

The Ceylon account is certainly one sided, and describes the war in true epic fashion. The victory is all in favour of the Ceylonese generals, and yet we find ultimately Vīra Pāṇḍya does not find himself settled upon his throne firmly, ruling over the country subjugated to his authority. The Mahāvamśa itself admits that Kulaśēkhara had obtained assistance from his cousins in the two Kongus.¹ The Chola inscriptions that describe this war make it appear that the Chola intervention under Pallava Rāyar, the son of Edirilī-sōḷa Śambuvarāyan, was effective, and was the deciding factor in the retirement of the² Ceylonese. Kulaśēkhara was able, after the departure of the Ceylon army, to main-