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The Sinhala kingdom ceased to exist by 1815, following the British takeover.While the Sinhala kingdom is claimed to have existed from 543 BCE to 1815 CE, other political entities claimed to have co-existed in Sri Lanka spanning certain partial periods, including the Jaffna kingdom (which existed 1215–1624 CE), [5] Vanni chieftaincies (which existed from the 12th century to 1803 CE) and the ...
The Landing of Vijay as described in the traditional chronicles of the island, the Dipavamsa, Mahavamsa and Culavamsa, and later chronicles, recount the date of the establishment of the first Sinhala Kingdom in 543 BC [note 1] when Prince Vijaya (543–505 BC), an Indian Prince, and 700 of his followers are claimed to have landed on the island ...
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.
Sri Lanka has been ruled by various monarchial lines, at some times with different lines ruling different parts of the modern state, or the entire state.. The Sinhalese monarchy was established in 543 BC with Prince Vijaya founding the Kingdom of Tambapanni and ended with Sri Vickrama Rajasinghe of Kandy in 1815 with the signing of the Kandyan Convention.
Kalyanavati was the second female monarch to rule the Polonnaruwa kingdom. A member of the House of Kalinga, she was the widow of king Nissanka Malla. In 1202, the chief of the army, Ayasmanta, deposed king Sahassa Malla, and placed queen Kalyanavati on the throne as his successor. [4]
According to Sri Lankan historical literature Prince Vijaya is the traditional first king of Sri Lanka, founding the Kingdom of Tambapanni and the dynasty subsequently founding the Kingdom of Upatissa Nuwara and finally the Anuradhapura Kingdom. [2] [3] [4] There were 37 Vijayan monarchs who reigned during a span of 609 years and ruled all but ...
Kingdom House Reign Duration From To Days Y-M-D; 1 1: Vijaya: Tambapanni: Vijaya: 543 BC 505 BC 13,870 38 Years 2 2: Upatissa: Upatissanuwara: Vijaya: 505 BC 504 BC 365 1 Year 3 3: Panduvasudeva: Upatissanuwara: Vijaya: 504 BC 474 BC 10,950 30 Years 4 4: Abhaya: Upatissanuwara: Vijaya: 474 BC 454 BC 7,300 20 Years 5 Tissa (regent ...
Vijayasundara Bandara: Karaliyadde Bandara (1551–1581) [N 16]Vimaladharmasuriya I (1590–1604) Kusumasana Devi (1581–1581) [N 17]Mahastenne: Suriya Devi: Senarat