Periyapillai

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Periyapillai (Tamil: பெரியபிள்ளை) (died 1582) was of one of the Aryacakravarti rulers of Jaffna kingdom who followed in the chaotic period 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 that there was an intermediate ruler named Kasi Nainar between him and the death of Cankili I. He with the help of Thanjavur Nayak help mounted an attack on the Portuguese fort in the Mannar Island to regain territory lost during Cankili's rule but he was defeated. Due to a local uprisng he lost power to Puviraja Pandaram. He is considered to be the father (or grand father) of the last king of the Kingdom, Cankili II [1][2][3]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Natarajan, V History of Ceylon Tamils, p.86
  2. ^ de Silva, History of Sri Lanka,p.743
  3. ^ Assassination in the Palace (html). H.R.H. Prince Remigius Kanagarajah. Retrieved on 2007-11-19.

[edit] References

  • Nadarajan, Vasantha (1999). History of Ceylon Tamils. Toronto: Vasantham, 146. 
  • de Silva, K. M. (2005). A History of Sri Lanka. Colombo: Vijitha Yapa, 782. ISBN 9-55-809592-3. 
Preceded by
Cankili I		 Jaffna Kingdom
1565 –1582		 Succeeded by
Puviraja Pandaram
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