About Kanakasooriya Cinkaiariyan
Kanakasooriya Cinkaiariyan was a Sri Lankan monarch.
Kanakasooriya Cinkaiariyan (reigned from 1440 - 1450 & 1467 - 1478) was the first of the Aryacakravarti dynasty kings of Jaffna Kingdom to lose complete power to a rival king.
Early reign He inherited the throne from his father Gunaveera Cinkaiariyan in 1440. He was deposed in 1450 by Sapumal Kumaraya a military leader sent by Parakramabâhu VI from the rival Kotte Kingdom in the south. Number of primary sources such as Rajavaliya and Kokila Sandesa written in Sinhalese vividly describe the planning and conquest of the Jaffna Kingdom.
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Who was Kanakasooriya Cinkaiariyan?
King of Jaffna
When did Kanakasooriya Cinkaiariyan die?
Kanakasooriya Cinkaiariyan died in 1478.
What was Kanakasooriya Cinkaiariyan's occupation?
Kanakasooriya Cinkaiariyan was a monarch.
What nationality was Kanakasooriya Cinkaiariyan?
Kanakasooriya Cinkaiariyan was Sri Lankan.
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