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Seevali was the second known female monarch within Sri Lankan history and succeeded her brother Chulabhaya. She ruled the country only for about 4 months in the year 35 CE and was overthrown and succeeded by her nephew Ilanaga, presumably the son of her brother Chulabhaya, after an interregnum of 3 years. [3] She was also from the House of Vijaya.
This is the family tree of Sinhalese monarchs. [1] House of Vijaya ... Kandyan spouse/Royal consort: Vira Narendra Sinha (1707–1739) Madurai Spouse: Sri Vijaya ...
Despite being a consort, Pramila Devi was childless and refused to adopt the king's only son from a Yakadadoli (royal concubine), leaving the question of succession to the throne in doubt. In the end, she appointed her brother as the Apa (ඈපා, Great Duke), a powerful position, to be the next king of the kingdom, thereby establishing a new ...
Siva I (Anula's consort 1) Anuradhapura: 47 BC 46 BC 425 1 Y, 2 M 36 Vatuka (Anula's consort 2) Anuradhapura: 46 BC 45 BC 425 1 Y, 2 M 37 Dara Ketithis (Anula's consort 3) Anuradhapura: 45 BC 44 BC 395 1 Y, 1 M 38 Niiliya (Anula's consort 4) Anuradhapura: 44 BC 43 BC 180 6 Months 39 29: Anula: Anuradhapura: Vijaya: 43 BC 42 BC 120 4 Months 40 30
Queen Lilavati's life and reigns effectively spanned across the final decline and collapse of Sinhalese power in medieval Sri Lanka. The twenty-six years following her husband's death saw nine separate rulers and at least three invasions from the Kalinga and Pandya lands of South India. These invasions in particular would have been a blow to ...
List of Sinhalese female monarchs This page was last edited on 22 January 2024, at 06:08 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4. ...
During the two millennia of Sinhalese kingdoms, other political entities also existed on the island, including the Jaffna Kingdom, [9] the Vanni chieftaincies and the Portuguese and Dutch colonies. [10] These political entities are considered separate from the Sinhala Kingdoms. [11] [12] A separate page lists the monarchs of the Jaffna Kingdom.
The Sinhalese monarchs have over time had many royal titles, both common to the Buddhist and ancient world as well as unique titles to the island. The monarch's title is "King" (male) or "Queen" (female), known as "Raja" in Sinhalese. Some early ancient royal titles were adopted from pre monarchy era. Throne Throne of Kandyan Kings Sceptres