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(詳細はVellalar amongst Sri Lankan Tamils are a dominant group of formerly agriculturally landed people from Sri Lanka that are found amongst all walks of life and around the world; they form part of the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora. == Origins == The Sri Lankan Tamil Vellalar identity arose from those who migrated from the neighbouring Tamil Nadu state in India in the 13th century with a high social standing, with many today being hereditary nobility derived from the aristocracy of the ancient Tamil order (Chera/Chola/Pandya/Sangam era).〔〔(for Tamil language version see (here ))〕〔 According to Yalpana Vaipava Malai, a native chronicle, written in the 18th century, which narrates the history of the establishment and the fall of the Jaffna kingdom in Sri Lanka, from its rise in the 13th century to its fall in the early 17th century, many Vellalar chiefs from Tamil Nadu were responsible for organizing settlement groups from India into the Jaffna peninsula. Most of these pioneering families had titles associated with clan chiefs such as "Rayan", Thevan", "Mudali", "Mappanan" and "Malavan".〔 〕(for Tamil language version see (here ))〔 'Yalpana Vaipava Malai' explains in detail, the names and places of origin, of some of these Vellala founders' lineages. One was of the ethnic Tuluva origin whereas others were of mercantile Chetty caste. Some had independent wealth and fortune brought from their origin in India, yet others were known for their fighting ability and warlike disposition. To conclude, it explains a settlement pattern of pioneering people from South India under influence of an independent Jaffna kingdom who although were mostly of Vellala origin but also had other origins.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vellalar of Sri Lanka」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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