Puviraja Pandaram
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Puviraja Pandaram (died 1591) ruled the Jaffna Kingdom
during a period of chaos during and after the death of his father Cankili I in 1565. He became the King in 1561 when due to a local uprising against Cankili 1. Although he was the nominal King, Cankili I wielded real power behind the throne until his death in 1565. After Cankili's death Puviraja Pandaram lost power to one Kasi Nainar and Periyapillai
. After the death or abdication of Periyapillai in 1582, Puviraja Pandarm was nominated as the king for the second time.
During his second tenure he attempted to wrest the control of the Pearl
rich Mannar Island
from the Portuguese by attacking the fort by sea and land. He was defeated in both attempts.
After the occupation of Kandy by Rajasimha I of Sitavaka, Puviraja Pandaram gave refuge and protection to the sole surviving member of the Kandyan Royal family, the infant, Princess Kusumasana, who was baptized, as Dona Catherina (The daughter of Karaliedde Bandara).
Eventually Puviraja Pandaram was killed in a battle during the second Portuguese
expedition against Jaffna Kingdom led by Andre Furtado de Mendonca in 1591. He was succeeded by his son Ethirimanna Cinkam.
Jaffna Kingdom
The Jaffna kingdom , also known as Kingdom of Aryacakravarti, of modern northern Sri Lanka was a historic monarchy that came into existence around the town of Jaffna on the Jaffna peninsula after the invasion of Magha, who is said to have been from Kalinga, in India...
during a period of chaos during and after the death of his father Cankili I in 1565. He became the King in 1561 when due to a local uprising against Cankili 1. Although he was the nominal King, Cankili I wielded real power behind the throne until his death in 1565. After Cankili's death Puviraja Pandaram lost power to one Kasi Nainar and Periyapillai
Periyapillai
Periyapillai was of one of the Aryacakravarti rulers of Jaffna kingdom who followed in the chaotic period after the death of Cankili I. 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...
. After the death or abdication of Periyapillai in 1582, Puviraja Pandarm was nominated as the king for the second time.
During his second tenure he attempted to wrest the control of the Pearl
Pearl
A pearl is a hard object produced within the soft tissue of a living shelled mollusk. Just like the shell of a mollusk, a pearl is made up of calcium carbonate in minute crystalline form, which has been deposited in concentric layers. The ideal pearl is perfectly round and smooth, but many other...
rich Mannar Island
Mannar Island
Mannar Island, formerly called Manar Island, is part of Mannar District, Sri Lanka. It is linked to the rest of Sri Lanka by a causeway.It has an area of about 50 square kilometres, mainly covered with vegetation and sand.Rama's Bridge or Rama Setu ,[1] is a chain of limestone shoals, between...
from the Portuguese by attacking the fort by sea and land. He was defeated in both attempts.
After the occupation of Kandy by Rajasimha I of Sitavaka, Puviraja Pandaram gave refuge and protection to the sole surviving member of the Kandyan Royal family, the infant, Princess Kusumasana, who was baptized, as Dona Catherina (The daughter of Karaliedde Bandara).
Eventually Puviraja Pandaram was killed in a battle during the second Portuguese
Portuguese Empire
The Portuguese Empire , also known as the Portuguese Overseas Empire or the Portuguese Colonial Empire , was the first global empire in history...
expedition against Jaffna Kingdom led by Andre Furtado de Mendonca in 1591. He was succeeded by his son Ethirimanna Cinkam.