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Cankili II
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<p>Cakkili II , also spelled Sakkili) was the last king of the <a href="/facts/Jaffna_kingdom/n554tFlU">Jaffna kingdom</a> and was a usurper who came to throne with a <a href="/facts/Palace/vdve3MUs">palace</a> <a href="/facts/Massacre/rq3gAegA">massacre</a> of the royal prince and the regent Arasa-kesari in 1617. His regency was rejected by the <a href="/facts/Portugal/lYzwDQ63">Portuguese</a> colonials in <a href="/facts/Colombo/dcLPUe6t">Colombo</a>, Sri Lanka. His reign was secured with military forces from the <a href="/facts/Thanjavur_Nayaks/DNLfNbLc">Thanjavur Nayaks</a> and <a href="/facts/Karaiyar/nYRYnsIC">Karaiyar</a> captains. He was defeated by the Portuguese in 1619 and was taken to <a href="/facts/Goa/tTfJfNh3">Goa</a> and beheaded. With his death the <a href="/facts/Aryacakravarti/u62bAM85">Aryacakravarti</a> line of Kings who had ruled the kingdom for over 300 years came to an end. </p>