History of Batticaloa

History of the beginnings

One records it in the history that the people of Mattakkallppu Thamizaham (மட்டக்களப்புதமிழகம்) had lived in this ground during more than 2500 years. The Hindu scripture principal Ramayan also recorded that the crowned tank which was created by Hanuman is localized in the kovil of Mamangeshwarar.

Arrival of Mutkuhar

According to Mattakallappu Manmiyam (மட்டக்களப்புமான்மியம்) Mukkuva or Mutkuhar are known like the first people emigrated with this ground and built seven villages in various sectors. They have immigrant their India shape of people and established the kingdom of the name of Mukkuva.The of the villages and the cities in Batticaloa always holds the historical evedence of the ancient people batticaloan. When Mutkuhar imposed through by salt water and reached the destination of their voyage with the forests located around the lagoon. When they finshes.

The name given by Mukkuva was (Kallpu-Mattam) which means the " literally; border of the lagoon Later this was called (Matta-Kallappu) which indicates that the destination of the voyage and the water of Mukkuva is punt.

Arrival of Thimilar

A group of people of Fisher called " Thimilar" who emigrated of India lived in " Thimilathivu" where the strong first was built by Thimilar for the themself. " Valaikattiravu" who a place where Thimilar fished the massive quantity of fish by using the fishing nets (Valai/வலை). With the begginng there were conflicts between Thimilar and Mutkuhar later which it developed to the war and continued for one long period.

to fight between Mutkuhar and Thimilar

Mutkuhar gained the assistance of another group of people who came in Batticaloa from " Pattaniar" called parInde for the business and have demolishes Thimilar and drive out them far in Verukal/வெருகல் (close to the village boundry of Trincomalee).

The name of some villages are seemed to be the monuments of this war. A village close to morden Batticaloa " Sathurukondan/சத்துருகொண்டான்" called by city (Sathuru=ambush Kondan=kill the enemy) was employed by Mutkuhar attracted in an ambush the enemy. The place where the warriors who drove out behind Thimilar returned with Santhiwelli/சந்திவெளி together are called vitory and met (not of meeting of Santhi=a in all manners +Welli=field) and place of tha the warriors took the rest and celebrated the victory was called Vantharoomoolai/வந்தாறுமூலை (place of Vanthu=coming Aaru=rest Moolai=a took the rest) where the Eastern university of Sri Lanka is today localized.

The place where Mutkuhar accustomed Pattaniar them helped by conquering Thimilar and built the fortress to prevent Thimilar immigrate Eravur/ஏறாவூர் again called. (Era-derivative Erathu= to prevent the oor=place or the village Re-immegrant).

The rule and the expansion of Ellalan

For the period of King Ellalan (545 before JC) of Chola which reigned the majority of Scandinavian, the oriental parties of the country including/understanding ancient Polonnaruwa and Anuradhapura were several of the soldiers of Chera, Chola, empires of Pandiya were remained with the existing people of Batticaloa

Etymology

Mattakallappu Manmiyam (மட்டக்களப்புமான்மியம்) is the only resource having the valid resourses events recorded in the ancient word Mattakkallpu de BatticaloaThe consists the words Mattu/மட்டு (honey) of Tamoul or Matta-derivative of Mattam/மட்டம் (flat) and Kallappu named geogrphical.

Mukkuwa called this place like Kallpu-Mattam or boundry of the lagoon later it became Matta-Kallappu or flat Lagoon.Similarly Mattu-Kallppu or the " confluence of the river of miel" became combinig Mattu de Mattakkallppu.When and additional Kallappu and sounnd of " k" added accoding to the rule tamoule lexicon. Consequently it became Mattukkallappu.But by pronouncing Mattukkallppu gives the same noise as Mattakkallppu is marked. Mattakkallppu became of this fact the name of this place. What consists the pure words tamoul employed 2500 years of back Mattu (honey)

References

• Mattakkallappu Manmium
• Batticaloa.com,
• Tamilian Nation, Oya Project