Bhuvanaikabahu VI : The Malayali Nair king who ruled Kotte kingdom of Sri Lanka
Bhuvanaikabahu was adopted son of Parakramabahu VI the ruler of Kotte kingdom. His real birth name is unknown to history, however Tamil exonyms address him as Sapumal Kumaraya and Chempaka Perumal. According to the historical manuscript Rajavaliya translated by B. Gunasekera Parakramabahu VI the king of Kotte kingdom in Sri Lanka brought Suryavanshi generals belonging to race of Kauravya Naga, to aid to battle against Mukkuva usurpers. One of these generals his real father Manikka Thalavan, a Panikkar( Nair subcaste) chief, who was killed in that battle mentioned in the manuscript Mukkara Hatana Sapumal Kumaraya ascended the Kotte throne under the name of Bhuvanaika Bahu VI. (c. A.D. 1472–1480 at least). According to Rajaveliya, having heard that his adopted brother Jayabahu (1467-1472 AD) had ascended to the throne, Sapumal arrived from Jaffna, killed Jayabahu, and took the throne. An embassy arrived from Pegu for the purpose of obtaining the priestly succession from Lanka in 1476, at a moment when a serious rebellion had broken out. In the chronicles this king is given a reign of seven years from his coronation, but the Dedigama inscription is dated in his ninth year. According to historian E.W. Codrington, this period was from 1472 to 1480 AD. He was succeeded by his son Pandita Parakrama Bahu VII.
Bhuvanaikabahu was adopted son of Parakramabahu VI the ruler of Kotte kingdom. His real birth name is unknown to history, however Tamil exonyms address him as Sapumal Kumaraya and Chempaka Perumal. According to the historical manuscript Rajavaliya translated by B. Gunasekera Parakramabahu VI the king of Kotte kingdom in Sri Lanka brought Suryavanshi generals belonging to race of Kauravya Naga, to aid to battle against Mukkuva usurpers. One of these generals his real father Manikka Thalavan, a Panikkar( Nair subcaste) chief, who was killed in that battle mentioned in the manuscript Mukkara Hatana Sapumal Kumaraya ascended the Kotte throne under the name of Bhuvanaika Bahu VI. (c. A.D. 1472–1480 at least). According to Rajaveliya, having heard that his adopted brother Jayabahu (1467-1472 AD) had ascended to the throne, Sapumal arrived from Jaffna, killed Jayabahu, and took the throne. An embassy arrived from Pegu for the purpose of obtaining the priestly succession from Lanka in 1476, at a moment when a serious rebellion had broken out. In the chronicles this king is given a reign of seven years from his coronation, but the Dedigama inscription is dated in his ninth year. According to historian E.W. Codrington, this period was from 1472 to 1480 AD. He was succeeded by his son Pandita Parakrama Bahu VII.