A troop of mercenary soldiers employed by the medieval kings of Ceylon.
They revolted against Vijayabáhu I., pillaged Pulatthipura, burnt down the palace, and took captive the king's sister Mittá. Vijayabáhu had to flee to Vátagiri, but later he quelled the rebellion and had the ringleaders tortured to death (Cv.lx.36ff).
They revolted against Gajabáhu (Cv.lxiii.24, 29) and later against Parakkamabáhu I. (Cv.lxxiv.44; for details see Cv.Trs.i.217, n.5). In both cases the rebellion was crushed and the leaders punished.