Martanda Cinkaiariyan

Pararacacekaran III
King of Jaffna
Reign1325–1348
PredecessorVarodaya Cinkaiariyan (Cekaracacekaran III)
SuccessorGunabhooshana Cinkaiariyan (Cekaracacekaran IV)
Died1348 (1349)
IssueGunabhooshana Cinkaiariyan (Cekaracacekaran IV)
Names
Martanda Cinkaiariyan
Tamilமார்த்தாண்ட சிங்கையாரியன்
HouseAryacakravarti dynasty
FatherVarodaya Cinkaiariyan (Cekaracacekaran III)

Martanda Cinkaiariyan (Tamil: மார்த்தாண்ட சிங்கையாரியன்) (died 1348) ascended the throne of Jaffna Kingdom under the throne name Pararasasekaram III. He is one of the early Aryacakravarti kings about whom historical and epigraphical evidence is available. He was noted by Ibn Battuta in his well-known travelogue as well as he has left behind a few inscriptions. He oversaw the international trade of the Jaffna kingdom with Yemen via the kingdom's powerful trading ships. Martanda Cinkaiariyan accompanied Battuta to the peak of Sivanoli Padam Malai along with Yogis and other Hindus and companions of the king who visited the sacred Shiva site annually.