sentences:  The burden fell on Pilimatalava, the first Adigar (Prime Minister) Pilimatalawe, an able, ambitious and intriguing chief, to select a successor to the vacant throne.The controversial Adigar was also seen as one of the main reason for the demise of the dynasty.The next king who ascended the throne was Prince Kannasamy, the former kings' nephew, barely 18 years old.