One of the favourite Historical Place in Jaffna.

Beautifully built and gold color plated statue believed to be of King Sankili II which reminds you of the King's reign before colonization in 16 century. The king's bravery and strong personality is clearly visible from the way it was built.

This the statue of king sangiliyan ii. Who is the last king of the Jaffna kingdom before Portuguese captured the area. Just stop here and take a snap on your way.

The Sangiliyan statue was dedicated to Cankili II, a Tamil martyr and the last king of Jaffna Kingdom. The statue is seen as a landmark of the city of Jaffna. The Sangiliyan statue was built 1974 at Muthirai junction Nallur and declared open by then Jaffna Mayor Alfred Duraiappah.

This statue was dedicated to Sankiliyan II (2nd Sankiliyan), the last king of Jaffna Kingdom. The statue is a landmark of the Jaffna city near the Nallur kovil'.

This is the king Sankilian's statue. Somewhat 300m from Nallur kovil.

Near tgere LTTEE Bunker. You can visit it

It was my first time visited Jaffna. What a peaceful and unique place.

Good place to have a look around along with the ministers house

Cankili II was the last king of the Jaffna kingdom. In 1617 king Ethirimana Cinkam died. After his death there were three claimants to the throne. One was Cankili II, a nephew of the king. The other two claimants were the king's brother Arasakesari and a powerful chieftain Periye Pillai Arachchi. Ethirimana Cinkam's son, a minor who was proclaimed as king by kings brother Arasakesari. Cankili II killed the claimants for the throne and other princes of royal blood and usurped the throne. In 1619, two Portuguese military attacked the Jaffna kingdom, naval troops commanded by Khem Nayak, ground troops commanded by Filipe de Oliveira. Cankili's remaining soldiers were beheaded by Portuguese. Cankili himself was taken to Goa and was sentenced to death. The Sangiliyan statue was dedicated to Cankili II. The statue is seen as a landmark of the city of Jaffna. The Sangiliyan statue was built 1974 at Muthirai junction Nallur and declared open by then Jaffna Mayor Alfred Duraiappah. On 2011 was the statue removed and a new statue was built at the same place. The new statue was declared open by Jaffna Mayor Mrs. Yogeshwarai Patkunarajah and Minister Douglas Devananda.[

Cankili II was the last king of Jaffna. This statue is built in his memory.

The king sunkili-II was the last king of the Jaffna Kingdom. This statue of the king Sankili-II is located in Nallur and it has been renovated by Jaffna municipal council.

The statue of King Sangiliyan the Second. One of monument of Jaffna to visit.

The Sangiliyan statue was dedicated to the last king of Jaffna Kingdom. The statue is seen as a landmark of the city of Jaffna.

Upon the death of Ethirimanna Cinkam in 1617, multiple people laid claim to the throne, of which Cankili II⁠—the dead king’s nephew—was one, along with the former king’s brother and an influential chieftain. But eventually, the king’s son was named regent instead. Cankili II then had all claimants as well as all the princes killed, and took the throne for himself, proclaiming himself as king of the Jaffna kingdom. But the Portuguese colonists who had settled in Colombo didn’t recognise his reign, and barely two years later, he was executed by the Portuguese. And so came the abrupt end to a long line of Aryacakravarti kings who had ruled over Jaffna for over three centuries. Following his execution, the palace was destroyed, leaving nothing but the tell-tale foundations. The Sangiliyan Thoppu, being all that remains, is a silent monument to the once-great kingdom of Jaffna. For those who are intrigued by its fascinating history, a tour of the palace ruins the Sangiliyan Thoppu is sure to be a thriller!

Our king of rajah. Sankiliyan. Sympol of Power of the Tamil ...

This is quite close to Nallur Kovil so we covered this on our visit to Nallur. Ruins of king Sankiliyan’s place can be seen there.

The big sign board behind the statue is self explainatory.

This is the one and only popular statue of King Elara who ruled in Jaffna (northern Sri Lanka) in the Duration of King Dutugemunu

It's a statue of King Sangiliyan who was one of the greatest rulers of Jaffna a long time ago. Which is now a big landmark near Nallur Kandhaswami temple.

Last king of Jaffna kingdom. To honour him the statue is placed in Nallur