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Poothathamby Arch

Years on, pieces of the story remains in present day Jaffna. A recent travel guide 'The essential guide for Jaffna' by Philippe Fabry (Viator Publications, Colombo, 2003) contains the following interesting piece of information about the remains of Poothathamby's mansion. In the storyline Poothathamby entertains Mudaliyar Andrado at this residence. The rest, as they is history.

Sangili Toppu

Page 21: " This arch bears the name of King Sangili, or Sankili (1519) and some authors believe it marks the entrance to the palace from which only this ornamental arch, still remains. Locals call it also Poothathamby Vealaivu (arch) and Dr Kunarasa says that it was the headquarters of Poothathamby mudeliyar, a Tamil mudeliyar (administrator), from the Dutch period."

Source : www.defonseka.com/ref_martyn.htm

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