Chavakacheri
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Chavakacheri (Tamilசாவகச்சேரி) is a small town in the Jaffna peninsula of Sri Lanka which has been badly devastated in the Sri Lankan civil war. Today, the people of Chavakacheri have rebuilt the town, but the population remains drastically lower than the pre-war years.
Chavakacheri means Javanese City. Chandrabhanu and his army settled here after his campaign against Vijayabahu. He was the first king of the Jaffna Kingdom.
Chavakacheri consists of mostly upper-caste people. Many people in Chavakcheri are relatively highly educated and wealthy.
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- Javanese History, Spread of Javanese Rule from Madagascar to South Pacific
- The Civil Wars of Sri Lanka during 13th to 15th Century
- Wars waged for the Possession of the Tooth Relic
- A Brief History of Jaffna Kingdom
- The Vallipuram Buddha Image
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