Eriel, Queen of Kandáy

, was the sixth monarch (690–694) of the. This young queen succeeded her father,, during. Her beauty and charismatic presence inspired Kandáy to recover from the death of its king but her reign was short. Eriel was assassinated by the at the command of the i king,. This treacherous act, intended to demoralize Kandáy, backfired when an outraged Kandáy pursued the war with greater vigor, forcing the Réthemi king to sue for peace in 697.

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