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However, the Theravada Buddhist canon was first put into writing in Sri Lanka, and the chronology of the following list is based on the traditional Therevada/Sri Lankan system, which is based on a parinibbana date of 543 BCE, sixty years earlier than the Mahayana calendar. Dates after c. 1048 are synchronous.
Sri Vikrama Rajasinha (Sinhala:ශ්රී වික්රම රාජසිංහ, Tamil:ஸ்ரீ விக்கிரம ராஜசிங்கன் Telugu:శ్రీ విక్రమ రాజసింహ; 1780 – 30 January 1832), born Kannasamy, was the last of four kings to rule the Kingdom of Kandy in Sri Lanka ...
Parallel to Vikramabahu I and Gajabahu II who were ruling from Polonnaruwa; Manabharana, Kitti Sri Megha and Sri Vallabha ruled the principalities of Maya & Ruhuna. 152 130: Parakramabahu I (Maha Parakramabahu) Polonnaruwa: Vijayabahu: 1153 1186 12,045 33 Years 153 131: Vijayabahu II: Polonnaruwa: Vijayabahu: 1186 1187 365 1 Year 154 132 ...
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.
Parākkiramapāku) was the first king of Kotte, ruling from 1410 until his death in 1467. He is the last great king in Sri Lanka who managed to unite the island under one flag. [2] His rule is famous for the renaissance in Sinhalese literature, (especially poetry) due to the patronage of the
Dharmapala or Dom João Dharmapala Peria Bandara (1541 – 27 May 1597) was the last king of the Kingdom of Kotte, in present-day Sri Lanka, from 1551 until 27 May 1597.He is also known as Dom João Dharmapala, the first Christian king in Sri Lankan history.
The Kandyan Monarchy was the last independent monarchy of Sri Lanka, ruled by a succession of monarchs from the Kingdom of Kandy.This monarchy spanned over 230 years from 1590 to 1815 and played a significant role in shaping the country's history and culture.
Sri Veera Parakrama Narendrasinha (Sinhala:ශ්රී වීර පරාක්රම නරේන්ද්රසිංහ; 1707–1739 AD) was the last Sinhalese King of Sri Lanka of the Kingdom of Kandy. He was also known as the "Prince of Kundasale".