 In the Tamil commentary Tolkattiyam of the 13th century AD, the Maldives is called "Palpalamtivu " ( many old islands ). A Chinese writer Wang Ta-Yuan, writing in 1349, gave the Maldives the name "Pei Liu" .
<fluency>  In the Tamil commentary Tolkattiyam of the 13th century AD, the Maldives is called "Palpalamtivu " ( many old islands ). A Chinese writer Wang Ta-Yuan, writing in 1349, gave the Maldives the name "Pei Liu" .
 In the Tamil commentary Tolkattiyam of the 13th century AD, the Maldives is called "Palpalamtivu " ( many old islands '. The Chinese writer Wang Ta-Yuan, writing in 1349, gave the Maldives the name "Pei Liu" .