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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 Sinhalese monarch was the head of state of the Sinhala Kingdom [note 2]. Anachronistically referred to as the Kings of Sri Lanka, [note 3] 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 ...
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.
Sinhala Kingdom 89 BC – 66 AD Succeeded by. House of Lambakanna I This page was last edited on 22 August 2024, at 06:10 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
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.
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
The Kingdom of Kotte (Sinhala: කෝට්ටේ රාජධානිය, romanized: Kōttē Rajadhaniya, Tamil: கோட்டை அரசு), named after its capital, Kotte, was a Sinhalese kingdom that flourished in Sri Lanka during the 15th century.