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³ It seems that there were five Pandyas actually ruling together from the most ancient times. The *Mahavanso*, ch 82, v. 23 speaks of the five fierce Tamil tyrants routed in open battle by Vatta Gamani of Ceylon in about 200 B. C. Cf. *The Mahavanso* (Translation of L. C. Wijesinha), p. 229; Diwan Bahadur L. D. Swamikannu Pillai, *New Dates on Pandya Kings*, *Ind. Ant.*, XLII, p. 166. According to the last Pandya ruler of Madura all the Pandyas of Tenkasi were illegitimate descendants of the former Pandyas. Cf. *Tanjavuri Andhra Rajula Charitra*, S. Krishnaswami Aiyangar, *Sources*, p. 322.