Cankili II (died 1619) was the self-proclaimed last king of the Jaffna kingdom and was a usurper who came to throne with a palace of the royal princess and the regent Arasakesari in 1617. His regency was rejected by the Portuguese colonials in Colombo, Sri Lanka. He precipitated the end of the Jaffna kingdom by inviting military forces from Thanjavur Nayaks and Malabari Corsairs. He was defeated by the Portuguese in 1619 and was taken to Goa and hanged.

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  • Cankili II (died 1619) was the self-proclaimed last king of the Jaffna kingdom and was a usurper who came to throne with a palace of the royal princess and the regent Arasakesari in 1617. His regency was rejected by the Portuguese colonials in Colombo, Sri Lanka. He precipitated the end of the Jaffna kingdom by inviting military forces from Thanjavur Nayaks and Malabari Corsairs. He was defeated by the Portuguese in 1619 and was taken to Goa and hanged. With his death the Aryacakravarti line of Kings who had ruled the kingdom for over 300 years came to an end.
  • Cankili II (falecido em 1619) foi o auto-proclamado último rei do reino de Jaffna e foi um usurpador que chegou ao trono com um massacre palaciano da princesa real e do regente Arasakesari em 1617. A sua regência foi rejeitada pelos colonizadores portugueses em Colombo. Cankili precipitou o fim do reino de Jaffna ao convidar forças militares de corsários naiaques de Thanjavur e Malabar. Foi derrotado pelos portugueses em 1619 e foi levado para Goa e aí enforcado. Com a sua morte, a linha dos reis Aryacakravarti que tinha governado o reino durante mais de 300 anos chegou ao fim.
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  • Cankili II (died 1619) was the self-proclaimed last king of the Jaffna kingdom and was a usurper who came to throne with a palace of the royal princess and the regent Arasakesari in 1617. His regency was rejected by the Portuguese colonials in Colombo, Sri Lanka. He precipitated the end of the Jaffna kingdom by inviting military forces from Thanjavur Nayaks and Malabari Corsairs. He was defeated by the Portuguese in 1619 and was taken to Goa and hanged.
  • Cankili II (falecido em 1619) foi o auto-proclamado último rei do reino de Jaffna e foi um usurpador que chegou ao trono com um massacre palaciano da princesa real e do regente Arasakesari em 1617. A sua regência foi rejeitada pelos colonizadores portugueses em Colombo. Cankili precipitou o fim do reino de Jaffna ao convidar forças militares de corsários naiaques de Thanjavur e Malabar. Foi derrotado pelos portugueses em 1619 e foi levado para Goa e aí enforcado.
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