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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
Each monarch belongs to one of nine royal houses (Vijaya, Lambakanna I, Moriya, Lambakanna II, Vijayabahu, Kalinga, Siri Sanga Bo, Dinajara and Nayaks [N 3]), and follows a tradition of regnal names that span the entirety of the monarchy. For example, Vijayabahu was used 7 times over multiple kingdoms and multiple royal houses over a period of ...
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
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.
The Sinhalese monarch was the head of state of the Sinhala Kingdom.The monarch held absolute power and succession was hereditary. The monarchy comprised the reigning monarch, his or her family, and the royal household which supports and facilitates the monarch in the exercise of his royal duties and prerogatives.
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 ...
Pages in category "Sinhalese monarchs" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The Sinhalese monarchs subcategory contains articles about crowned heads of Sri Lanka and its predecessor kingdoms. The other categories contain a full range of articles about Sinhalese royals, organised by status or by royal house.