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Dynasties, Kings, and Queens of Sri Lanka


The Dynasties, Kings and Queens of Sri Lanka are represented schematically below.
One pixel screen width represents one year of reign.


Vijaya Dynasty (250 BCE-65CE)
Devanampiya Tissa (250-210 BCE)

Dutthagamani (161-137 BCE)
Saddhatissa (137-119 BCE)
Thulatthana (119-119 BCE)
Lanjatissa (119-109 BCE)
Khallata Naga (109-103 BCE)
Vattagamani (103-102 BCE)
To the Tamils (102-89 BCE)
Vattagamani (restored) (89-77 BCE)
Mahaculi Mahatissa (76-62 BCE)
Coronaga (62-50 BCE)
Tissa (50-47 BCE)
Siva I (47 BCE)
Vatuka (47 BCE)
Darubhatika Tissa (47 BCE)
Niliya (47-47 BCE)
Anula ♀ (47-42 BCE)
Kutakanna Tissa (41-19 BCE)
Bhatika Abhaya (19 BCE-9CE)
Mahadathika Mahanaga (9-21)
Amanda-Gamani Abhiya (22-31)
Kanirajanu Tissa (31-34)
Culabhaya (34-35)
Sivali ♀ (35-35)
Ilanaga (35-44)
Candamukha Siva (44-52)
Yasalalaka Tissa (52-59)
Sabha (59-65)

1st Lambakanna Dynasty (65-459)
Vasabha (65-109)
Vankanasika Tissa (109-112)
Gajabahu (112-134)
Mahallaka Naga (134-140)
Bhatika Tissa (140-164)
Kanittha Tissa (164-192)
Khujjanaga (192-194)
Kunganaga (194-195)
Sirinaga I (195-214)
Voharika Tissa (214-236)
Abhayanaga (236-244)
Sirinaga II (244-246)
Vijaya-Kumara (246-247)
Samghatissa I (247-251)
Srisamghabodhi (251-253)
Gothabhaya (253-266)
Jetthatissa I (266-276)
Mahasena (276-303)
Srimeghavanna (303-331)
Jetthatissa II (331-340)
Buddhadasa (340-368)
Upatissa I (368-410)
Mahanama (410-432)
Chattagahaka Jantu (432)
Mittasena (432-432)
To Pandya, out of Southern India (432-459)



Moriya Dynasty (459-684)
Dhatusena (459-477)
Kasyapa the Usurper (477-495)
Moggallana I (495-512)
Kumara-Dhatusena (512-520)
Kittisena (520-521)
Siva II (521-522)
Upatissa II (522)
Silakala (522-535)
Dathapabhuti (535-535)
Moggallana II (535-555)
Kittisrimegha (555-573)
Mahanaga (573-575)
Aggabodhi I (575-608)
Aggabodhi II (608-618)
Samghatissa II (618)
Moggallana III (618-623)
Silameghavanna (623-632)
Aggabodhi III (632)
Jetthatissa III (632-633)
Aggabodhi III (restored) (633-643)
Dathopatissa (643-650)
Kassapa II (650-659)
Dappula I (659)
Hatthadatha I (659-667)
Aggabodhi IV (667-683)
Datia (683-684)
Hatthadatha II (684)

2nd Lambakanna Dynasty (684-1070)
Manavamma (684-718)
Aggabodhi V (718-724)
Kassapa III (724-730)
Mahinda I (730-733)
Aggabodhi VI (733-772)
Aggabodhi VII (772-777)
Mahinda II (777-797)
Udaya I (797-801)
Mahinda III (801-804)
Aggabodhi VIII (804-815)
Dappula II (815-831)
Aggabodhi IX (831-833)
Sena I (833-853)
Sena II (853-887)
Udaya II (887-898)
Kassapa IV (898-914)
Kassapa V (914-923)
Dappula III (923-924)
Dappula IV (924-935)
Udaya III (935-938)
Sena III (938-946)
Udaya IV (946-954)
Sena IV (954-956)
Mahinda IV (956-972)
Sena V (972-982)
Mahinda V (982-1017)
To the Chola Empire (So India) (993-1070)



Polunnaruva Dynasty (1070-1187)
Vijayabahu I (1070-1100)
Jayabahu I (1100-1111)
Vikramabahu I (1111-1132)
Gajabahu (1132-1153)
Parakramabahu I the Great (1153-1186)
Vijayabahu II (1186-1187)

Kalinga Dynasty (1187-1232)
Nissankamalla (1187-1196)
Vikramabahu II (1196)
Codaganga (1196-1197)
Lilavati ♀ (1197-1200)
Sahassamalla (1200-1202)
Kalyanavati ♀ (1202-1208)
Dharmasoka (1208-1209)
Anikanga (1209)
Lilavati (restored) (1209-1210)
Lokesvara (1210-1211)
Lilavati (restored) (1211-1212)
Parakrama Pandu (1212-1215)
Magha (1215-1232)

Dambadeniya Dynasty (1232-1351)
Vijayabahu III (1232-1236)
Parakramabahu II (1236-1270)
Vijayabahu IV (1270-1272)
Bhuvanaikabahu I (1272-1284)
vacant (1284-1287)
Parakramabahu III (1287-1293)
Bhuvanaikabahu II (1293-1302)
Parakramabahu IV (1302-1326)
Bhuvanaikabahu III (1326-1335)
Vijayabahu V (1335-1341)
Bhuvanaikabahu IV (1341-1351)

Gambola Dynasty (1344-1408)
Parakramabahu V (1344-1357)
Vikramabahu III (1357-1374)
Bhuvanaikabahu V (1372-1408)



Kotte Dynasty (1408-1557)
Parakramabahu VI (1408-1467)
Jayabahu II (1467-1469)
Bhuvanaikabahu VI (1470-1478)
Parakramabahu VII (1478-1484)
Parakramabahu VIII (1484-1508)
Vijayabahu VI (1508-1521)
Bhuvanaikabahu VII (1521-1543)
Dharmapala (1543-1657)

Portugese-flagTo Portugal (1557-1658)
Netherland-flagTo the Netherlands (1658-1795)

Sitawaka Independence from foreign rule (1521-1593)
Mayadunne (1521-1581)
Rajasinha (1581-1593)

Kandy Independence from foreign rule (1591-1815)
Vimala Dharma Surya I (1591-1604)
Senarat (1604-1635)
Rajasinha (1635-1687)
Vimala Dharma Surya II (1687-1707)
Narendra Sinha (1707-1739)
Sri Vijaya Rajasinha (1739-1747)
Kirti Sri Rajasinha (1747-1763)
To the Netherlands (1763)
Kirti Sri Rajasinha (restored) (1763-1782)
Rajadhi Rajasinha (1782-1798)
Sri Vikrama Rajasinha (1798-1815)

Great Britain-flagTo Great Britain (1795-1948)
Commonwealth-flagCommonwealth (1948-1972)
Srl Lanka-flagRepublic (1972- )






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