Cankili I

Cekaracacekaran VII
Cankili I
King of the Jaffna Kingdom
First from the right is Cankili I
Reign1519–1561
PredecessorSingai Pararasasegaram (Pararacacekaran VI)
SuccessorPuviraja Pandaram (Pararacacekaran VII)
BornNallur
Died1565 (1566)
Nallur
Burial
IssuePuviraja Pandaram (Pararacacekaran VII)
Names
Cankilian Sekarasasekaran
Tamilசங்கிலியன்
HouseAryacakravarti dynasty
FatherSingai Pararasasegaram (Pararacacekaran VI)
MotherMangathammal

Cankili I (Tamil: சங்கிலியன்) (died 1565), also known as Segarasasekaram (Jaga Rajasekharam), is the most remembered Jaffna kingdom king in the Sri Lankan Tamil history. He was active in resisting Portuguese colonial inroads into Sri Lanka. He inherited his throne via palace intrigues in which a number of heirs died under mysterious circumstances. Ultimately, he was removed from power by a local uprising that led to his son Puviraja Pandaram taking nominal power from him.