Cankili I (Tamil: சங்கிலியன்) (died 1565), also known as Segarasasekaram (Jaga Rajasekharam), is the most remembered Jaffna kingdom king in the Sri Lankan...

Jaffna kingdom may become a beachhead for the Dutch landings. It was king Cankili I who resisted contacts with the Portuguese and even massacred 600–700 Parava...

his father Cankili I in 1565. He became king in 1561 following a local uprising against Cankili I. Although he was the nominal king, Cankili I wielded real...

Cinkaiariyan (1440–1450 & 1467–1478) Singai Pararasasegaram (1478–1519) Cankili I (1519–1561) Puviraja Pandaram (1561–1565 & 1582–1591) Kasi Nayinar Pararacacekaran...

southwest of modern Sri Lanka in 1505. Many kings of Jaffna, such as Cankili I, initially confronted the Portuguese in their attempts at converting the...

often visited by King Singai Pararasasegaram and his successor King Cankili I in the following centuries. Trincomalee served a similar purpose to its...

Jaffna kingdom may become a beachhead for the Dutch landings. It was king Cankili I who resisted contacts with the Portuguese and even massacred 600–700 Parava...

after the death of Cankili I(1519–1561). Some sources claim that he deposed the Cankili I's son, Puviraja Pandaram as soon as Cankili I died. Others say...

later Aryacakravarti kings of the Jaffna kingdom. He was the father of Cankili I. Singai Pararajaseakaram was the first-born son of Kanakasooriya Singaiariyan...

the visitors were King Singai Pararasasegaram and his successor King Cankili I. King Jeyaveera Cinkaiariyan (1380—1410 CE) had the traditional history...

Ponnambalam Arunachalam, leader in the Sri Lankan independence movement Cankili I also known as Cekaracacekaran VII, most remembered Jaffna kingdom king...

coast. The conquests and rule of the island by Pallava king Narasimhavarman I (630–668 CE) and his grandfather King Simhavishnu (537–590 CE) saw the erection...

and other fortifications. Cankilian Thopu or entrance of the palace of Cankili I and Mantri Manai or minister's palace are few of the pre-colonial buildings...

(modern Sri Lanka), where he discovered the source of cinnamon. Although Cankili I of Jaffna initially resisted contact with them, the Jaffna kingdom came...

kingdom from the 13th until the 17th century, when the last of the dynasty, Cankili II, was ousted by the Portuguese. The origins of the Aryacakravarti are...

British colonial occupiers in 1803 Cankili I (Sankili Segarajasekaran) - a prominent king of the Jaffna Kingdom Cankili II - last king of the Jaffna kingdom...

shores of Sri Lanka by the Portuguese to wrest control on the pearl trade. Cankili I, king of Jaffna Kingdom, ordered the death of 600 Christian Bharathas...

Cinkaiariyan (1440–1450 & 1467–1478) Singai Pararasasegaram (1478–1519) Cankili I (1519–1561) Puviraja Pandaram (1561–1565 & 1582–1591) Kasi Nayinar Pararacacekaran...

and resulted in the capture of the capital, Nallur. The king of Jaffna, Cankili I, managed to escape and regained the capital through a pact that he made...

chapel. The chapel was constructed as the place where the Jaffna king Cankili I killed his own son for converting to Catholicism. Starting from the early...

in Colombo. In June, developments in Jaffna favoured the Portuguese as Cankili I usurped the throne through a coup and in exchange for Portuguese recognition...

Aryacakravarti dynasty of Jaffna Kingdom had their residence here. King Cankili I had his stronghold at the fort previously located in Kopay. The Arya Cakravartti...

thumb Sankili may refer to: Cankili I LOKESH Sankili, Srikakulam This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Sankili. If an internal...

from 1215 with the invasion of Kalinga Magha to the Portuguese conquest of Jaffna Kingdom under Cankili II 1619. Jaffna Kingdom History of Sri Lanka...

opposing forces: the greedy and conspiring Portuguese imperialists and King Cankili I of Jaffna, who ruthlessly defends his sovereign state from Portuguese...

(Tamil: பெரிய கோவில்). According to historical sources, King of Jaffna Cankili I killed his son at the location of the present cathedral after his son...

of the new faith fear mongered and warned King of Jaffna, Cankili I (Sekarasasekaran/Sankili I) unless he takes prompt action against these converts in...

the Crisis of the Sixteenth Century (1521–1597) in the Jaffna Kingdom, Cankili I killed 600 Catholic converts. Portuguese missionaries attributed the baptism...

kingdom  Portuguese Empire Defeat Cankili II imprisoned and executed by the Portuguese Fall of the Jaffna kingdom Cankili I Puviraja Pandaram Periyapillai...

ruler of the Jaffna Kingdom in the chaotic period following the death of Cankili I (1519–1561). He seized power by usurping the previous king, Puviraja Pandaram...