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speedily gathered together some troops, defeated that mighty 
army, which act gave him a very formidable name throughout the 
whole East, and caused him to be greatly beloved by his people. 
" Shortly afterwards he sent a vessel with cinnamon to the 
opposite coast of Malabar, which came to land in the Bay of 
Driampatam ; but it was attacked in a hostile manner by the 
ruler there, Rajam Malavaragam (Malava Rayar), and all that 
was in it was carried off, besides that he took all the men captives. 
' ' The emperor hearing of this caused the country of this ruler to 
be immediately ravaged by his troops with fire and sword. Thence 
they proceeded to another territory, named Soliratta, captured 
the town of Mahacoelan Cottaja, further destroying seven of its 
dependent villages, after which victory they returned rejoicing. 
' ' Whilst all was now quiet in the emperor's dominions in Ceylon, 
there was in the highlands a prince, named Jottia Sitti or Jothia 
Stoenam Raja,^^ who, having been accustomed to pay tribute 
annually to the emperor, now informed him that he did not intend 
to do so in future. He thereupon caused his people out of the five 
districts over which he ruled to be assembled, and resolved to 
sever himself from the emperor, and to assume authority as a 
prince on his own account ; therefore, in order to induce his followers 
the more firmly to adhere to him, he partitioned out to various 
nobles many villages and lands, and conferred upon them great 
titles of honour (on which the Cingaleese are much set). 
The emperor having heard of this sent a great army against 
him, slew many thousands of his people, took prisoners many of 
the nearest blood relations of this rebellious prince (and when 
he had driven the prince himself out of Candi), established one of 
his adopted sons, Ampoeloewagala Comara,^^ a vassal who paid 
him tribute annually as King of Candy. 
" Some years afterwards eighteen other village chiefs of the 
Vannias submitted to the emperor, by which his kingdom was 
further greatly increased. 
" The King of Jaffnapatnam, fearing that the emperor would be 
further revenged upon him in one way or another, took all 
needful precautions against this, but meanwhile also had himself 
proclaimed as Emperor of Ceylon, which the Emperor of Cotta 
had no sooner learnt, than he resolved on the spot to make himself 
master of Jaffnapatnam, and sent an army under Sappoe (Sapu- 
mal) Comara thither, and let the king know through that general 
that since it was improper that Ceylon should have two emperors, 
he had sent that general to relieve him of that new title, and as he 
could not rest, and was not content with what he had, to give 
him somewhat more rest. 
