PANDARA VANNIYAN , LAST KING OF VANNI DIED 1811 OCTOBER 31
PANDARA VANNIYAN , LAST KING OF VANNI DIED 1811 OCTOBER 31 Biography[edit source] Kulasegaram Vairamuthu Pandara Vanniyan was the last King of Vanni. Much remains unclear about his family, but reports state that he had one sister, Nallanachal Vanniyan, and two younger brothers called Kayilaya Vanniyan (Minister) and Periya Meynaar (Commander of the State).[5] Pandara Vanniyan married Kumarasinghe Maha Vanniya’s family of present day Nuwara Wewa, who held the office of residential Governor and Custodian of the formerly Tamil area. Marriages between Vanniar Chieftain families in the northern and southern regions helped to unite and strengthen rule. Thus, when Pandara Vanniyan married into the Nuwara Wewa family, he gained political power in the south Vanni as well as in the north. It is said that he lived in Kumulamunai, which is today in Mullaitivu District. History[edit source] See also: Flags of Tamils Vanniar chieftain, Pandara Vanniyan, appeared to have paid so...