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This is the family tree of Sinhalese monarchs. [1] House of Vijaya ... The House of Vijaya claimed a close relationship to the Shakya dynasty, family of Siddhartha ...
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 origins of the early Sinhalese kings are the settlement of North Indian Indo-Aryan immigrants to the island of Sri Lanka.Sri Lankan historian Senarath Paranavithana suggests, and according to the story in the Divyavadana, the immigrants were probably not led by a scion of a royal house in India, as told in the romantic legend, but rather may have been groups of adventurous and pioneering ...
The House of Vijaya (also known as the Vijayan dynasty and sometimes referred to as the "Great Dynasty") was the first recorded Sinhalese royal dynasty that ruled over the island, Sri Lanka.
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 family tree of Vijayabahu I, the origin of Kalinga branch and Arya branch of Sinhala royal family. After the death of Parakramabahu I, who belonged to the Arya (or Pandya) branch, the country fall into the hands of foreign invaders both from Kalinga and Pandya dynasty. It is in this context of intense rivalry between Kalinga and Pandya ...
From the era of Devanampiya Tissa until the reign of Elara (who ruled the country from 'Pihiti' rata), there have been 3 Sinhalese kings who ruled the principality of 'Ruhunu' rata: Mahanaga, Gotabhaya, Kavan Tissa; and 2 Sinhalese kings who ruled the principality of 'Maya' rata: Yatala Tissa and Kelani Tissa. 20 14: Dutugamunu
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]