Cankili I

taking nominal power from him.

Biography

His father, Singai Pararasasegaram, had two principal wives and a number of concubines. His first wife, Rajalaksmi, had two sons, Singhabahu and Pandaram. Singai Pararasasegaram second wife was Valliammal, she bore him Paranirupasingham. Cankili's mother had Cankili and a daughter named "Paravai". As part of palace intrigues, Cankili was able to ascend the throne.

Rule

Cankili I resisted all contacts with the Portuguese and even 600 - 700 Parava Catholics in the island of Mannar who were brought from India to Mannar by the Portuguese to take over the lucrative pearl fisheries from the Jaffna kings. He was removed from power due to a local uprising that led his son Puviraja Pandaram take nominal power. He wielded real power behind the throne until his death in 1565. [Kunarasa, K "The Jaffna Dynasty", p.82-84] [Gnanaprakasar, S "A critical history of Jaffna", p.113-117]

Notes

References

*cite book | last = Kunarasa | first = K
title = The Jaffna Dynasty | publisher = Dynasty of Jaffna King’s Historical Society | date= 2003
location = Johor Bahru | pages = 122 | isbn = 9-55-8455-00-8
*cite book | last = Gnanaprakasar | first = Swamy | title = A Critical History of Jaffna (review of Yalpana Vaipava Malai) | publisher = Asian Educational Services | date= 2003 | location = New Delhi | pages = 122 | isbn = 81-206-1686-3

###@@@KEYEND@@@###