Cankili II (died 1623) was the self-proclaimed last king of the
Jaffna kingdom and was a usurper who came to throne with a
palace of the royal princess and the regent Arasakesari in 1617. His regency was rejected by the
Portuguese colonials in
Colombo, Sri Lanka. He precipitated the end of the Jaffna kingdom by inviting military forces from
Thanjavur Nayaks and
Malabari Corsairs. He was defeated by the Portuguese in 1619 and was taken to
Goa and hanged. With his death the
Aryacakravarti line of Kings who had ruled the kingdom for over 300 years came to an end.