Periyapillai

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Cekaracacekaran VIII
King of Jaffna
Jaffna coat of arms
Reign	1565 – 1582
Full name	Periyapillai
Tamil	பெரியபிள்ளை
Died	1582 (1583)
Predecessor	Puviraja Pandaram (Pararacacekaran VII)
Successor	Puviraja Pandaram (Pararacacekaran VII)
Royal House	Aryacakravarti dynasty

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]

Notes

↑ Natarajan, V History of Ceylon Tamils, p.86
↑ de Silva, History of Sri Lanka,p.743

References

Nadarajan, Vasantha (1999). History of Ceylon Tamils. Toronto: Vasantham. p. 146.
de Silva, K. M. (2005). A History of Sri Lanka. Colombo: Vijitha Yapa. p. 782. ISBN 955-8095-92-3.

Preceded by Puviraja Pandaram	Jaffna Kingdom 1565 –1582	Succeeded by Puviraja Pandaram

v t e Monarchs of the Jaffna Kingdom

Kalinga (1215-1255)	Kalinga Magha

Tambralinga (1255-1262)	Chandrabhanu

Aryacakravarti dynasty (1262–1450)	Kulasekara Cinkaiariyan (1262-1284) Kulotunga Cinkaiariyan (1284-1292) Vickrama Cinkaiariyan (1292-1302) Varodaya Cinkaiariyan (1302-1325) Martanda Cinkaiariyan (1325-1347) Gunabhooshana Cinkaiariyan (1347-?) Virodaya Cinkaiariyan (?-1380) Jeyaveera Cinkaiariyan (1380-1410) Gunaveera Cinkaiariyan (1410-1440) Kanakasooriya Cinkaiariyan (1440-1450)

House of Siri Sanga Bo (1450–1467)	Bhuvanekabahu VI

Aryacakravarti dynasty (1467–1619)	Kanakasooriya Cinkaiariyan (1467-1478) Singai Pararasasegaram (1478-1519) Cankili I (1519-1561) Puviraja Pandaram (1561-1665) Periyapillai (1565-1582) Puviraja Pandaram (1582-1591) Ethirimana Cinkam (1591-1616) Cankili II (1617-1619)

Portuguese puppet (1619–1624)	Don Constantine (1619-1624)

Persondata
Name	Periyapillai
Alternative names
Short description	King of Jaffna
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death	1582
Place of death

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