the tamils arrived in sri lanka in 16th century.
the tamils arrived in sri lanka in 16th century.
when did the tamils arrived in sri lanka?
16th century
sri lankan tamils (), also known as ceylon tamils or eelam tamils () in tamil, are members of the tamil ethnic group native to the south asian island state of sri lanka. according to anthropological and archaeological evidence, sri lankan tamils have a very long history in sri lanka and have lived on the island since at least around the 2nd century bce. most modern sri lankan tamils claim descent from residents of jaffna kingdom, a former kingdom in the north of the island and vannimai chieftaincies from the east. they constitute a majority in the northern province, live in significant numbers in the eastern province and are in the minority throughout the rest of the country. 70% of sri lankan tamils in sri lanka live in the northern and eastern provinces.
sri lankan tamils
following the events of the black july riots, and later the outbreak of the sri lankan civil war, tens of thousands sri lankan tamil refugees arrived in tamil nadu in four waves. the first wave on 24 july 1983, after black july, to the 29 july 1987 up until the indo-sri lanka accord, 134,053 sri lankan tamils arrived in india. the first repatriation took place after the signing of the indo-sri lanka accord in 1987 and between 24 december 1987 and 31 august 1989, 25,585 refugees and non-camp sri lankan nationals returned to sri lanka. the second wave began with the start of eelam war ii after 25 august 1989, where 122,000 sri lankan tamils came to tamil nadu. on 20 january 1992, after the assassination of rajiv gandhi 54,188 refugees were voluntarily repatriated to sri lanka, until march 1995. eelam war iii commenced in april 1995 starting the third wave or refugees. by 12 april 2002, nearly 23,356 refugees had come to tamil nadu. the flow of refugees had stopped in 2002 because of the cease fire agreement.
sri lankan tamils in india