Cankili II
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Not to be confused with Cankili I.
Cankili II (Tamil: சங்கிலி குமாரன், romanized: Caṅkili Kumāraṉ; died 1621) was the last king of the Jaffna kingdom and was a usurper who came to throne with a palace massacre of the royal prince and the regent Arasa-kesari in 1617. His regency was rejected by the Portuguese colonials in Colombo, Sri Lanka. His reign was secured with military forces from the Thanjavur Nayaks and Karaiyar captains. He was defeated by the Portuguese in 1619 and was taken to Goa and beheaded. With his death the Aryacakravarti line of Kings who had ruled the kingdom for over 300 years came to an end.[1]
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Cankili II | |
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King of Jaffna | |
Reign | 1617–1619 |
Predecessor | Ethirimana Cinkam (Parasasekaran VIII) |
Successor | Portuguese conquest |
Died | 1619 (1620) |
Tamil | சங்கிலி குமாரன் |
Sinhala | සංකිලි |
House | Aryacakravarti dynasty |
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