LIST OF THE SOVEREIGNS OF LANKA

Vijaya                             B.C. 543  Tambapanni
Interregnum                             505
Panduvasudeva                           504  Vijitapura
Abhaya                                  474
Interregnum                             454
Pandukabhaya                            437  Anuradhapura
Mutasiva                                367
Devanampiya Tissa                       307  B.C. 247
Uttiya                                  267
Mahasiva                                257
Suratissa                               247
Sena and Guttika                        237
Asela                                   215
Elara                                   205
Duttha Gamani                           161
Saddha Tissa                            137
Thulanthana                             119
Lanja Tissa                             119
Khallata Naga                           109
Vatta Gamani                            104
Five Tamils                             103
Vatta Gamani (restored)                  88
Mahachuli Maha Tissa                     76
Chore Naga                               62
Tissa                                    50
Siva                                     47
Vatuka                                   47
Daru Bhatika Tissa                       47
Niliya                                   47
Anula                                    47
Kutakanna Tissa                          42
Bhatikabhaya                             20
Mahadathika Maha Naga               A.D.  9
Amanda Gamani                            21
Kanirajanu Tissa                         30
Chulabhaya                               33
Sivali                                   35
Interregnum of three years
Ila Naga                                 38
Chandamukha Siva                         44
Yassalalaka Tissa                        52
Subharaja                                60
Vasabha                                  66
Vankanasika Tissa                       110
Gaja Bahu I                             113
Mahalla Naga                            135
Bhatika Tissa                           141
Kanittha Tissa                          165
Khujja Naga                             193
Kuncha Naga                             195
Siri Naga I                             196
Voharika Tissa                          215
Abhaya Naga                             237
Siri Naga II                            245
Vijaya Kumara                           247
Sangha Tissa                            248
Sanghabodhi {Siri Sangabo)              252
Gothakabhaya                            254
Jettha Tissa I                          267
Mahasena                                277
Siri Meghavanna                         304 c.  340
Jettha Tissa II                         332
Buddhadasa                              341
Upatissa                                370
Mahanama                                412 c.  428
Sotthi Sona                             434
Chhattagahaka                           434
Mitta Sena                              435
Six Tamils                              436
Dhatusena                               463
Kassapa I                               479  c. 527 Sigiriya.
Moggallana I                            497  Anuradhapura.
Kumara Dhatusena                        515
Kittisena                               524
Siva                                    524
Upatissa II                             525
Amba Samanera Silakala                  526
Dathappabhuti                           539
Moggallana II                           540
Kittisiri Meghavanna                    560
Maha Naga                               561
Aggabodhi I                             564
Aggabodhi II                            598  c. 609
Sangha Tissa                            608
Dalla Moggallana                        608
Silameghavanna                          614
Aggabodhi III                           623
Jettha Tissa III                        623
Aggabodhi III (restored)                624
Dathopatissa I                          640
Kassapa II                              652
Dappula I                               661
Dathopatissa II                         664
Aggabodhi IV                            673
Datta                                   689
Unhanagara Hatthadatha                  691
Mahavamma                               691
Aggabodhi V                             726
Kassapa III                             732
Mahinda I                               738
Aggabodhi VI                            741
Aggabodhi VII                           781  Polonnaruwa
Mahinda II                              787  Anuradhapura
Dappula II  (Udaya)                     807  ? 790
Mahinda III                             812
Aggabodhi VIII                          816
Dappula III                             827
Aggabodhi IX                            843
Sena I                                  846  ? 819/20 Polonnaruwa
Sena II                                 866
Udaya I                                 901
Kassapa IV                              912
Kassapa V                               929
Dappula IV                              939  ? c. 918/9
Dappula V                               940
Udaya II                                952
Sena III                                955
Udaya III                               964  ? c. 942/3.
Sena IV                                 972
Mahinda IV                              975
Sena V                                  991
Mahinda V                              1001  Deported c. 1017. Anuradhapura.
Kassapa on Vikrama Bahu                1037 |
Kitti  I                               1049 |
Mahalana Kitti                         1049 |
Vikrama Pandya                         1052 | Ruhuna.
Jagatipala                             1053 |
Parakrama                              1057 |
Lokissara                              1059 |
Vijaya Bahu I                          1056-1111   Polonnaruwa.
Jaya Bahu I                            1108-1145/6 Polonnaruwa and Ruhuna.
Vikrama Bahu I                         1111-1132   Polonnaruwa.
Gaja Bahu II                           1131-1153
Parakrama Bahu I                       1153-1186
Vijaya Bahu II                         1186-1187
Mahinda VI                             1187
Nissanka Malla                         1187-1196
Vira Bahu I                            1196
Vikrama Bahu II                        1196
Codaganga                              1196-1197
Lilavati (1)                           1197-1200
Sahasa Malla                           1200-1202
Kalyanavati                            1202-1208
Dharmasoka                             1208-1209
Anikanga                               1209
Lilavati (2)                           1209-1210
Lokissara                              1210-1211
Lilavati (3)                           1211-1212
Parakrama Pandya                       1212-1215
Magha                                  1215-1236
Vijaya Bahu III                     c. 1220-1224   Dambadeniya.
Parakrama Bahu II                      1234-1269
Vijaya Bahu IV                         1267/8-1270
Bhuvanaika Bahu I                      1271-1283   Dambadeniya and Yapahu.
Interregnum                            1283-1302
Parakrama Bahu III                  c. 1302-1310   Polonnaruwa.
Bhuvanaika Bahu II                   ? 1310-1325/6 Kurunagala.
Parakrama Bahu IV                      1325/6
Bhuvanaika Bahu III                    1325/6
Jaya (Vijaya) Bahu                     1325/6
Bhuvanaika Bahu IV                     1344/5-1353/4 Gampola
Parakrama Bahu V                       1344/5-1359   Dedigama and Gampola
Vikrama Bahu III                    c. 1357-1374     Gampola
Bhuvanaika Bahu V                      1372/3-1404/5 or 1406/7 Gampola.
Vira Bahu II                           1391/2-1396/7 Rayigama
Vira Alakesvara (?Vijaya Bahu VI)   c. 1397-1409     Rayigama.
Parakrama Bahu Epa                  ?  1409-1412
Parakrama Bahu VI                   c. 1412-1467     Kotte.
Jaya Bahu II                        c. 1467-1472/3
Bhuvanaika Bahu VI                     1472/3-1480/1
Parakrama Bahu VII                  c. 1480/1-1484
Parakrama Bahu VIII                 c. 1484-1518 7
Parakrama Bahu IX                      1509-1528     Kelaniya.
Vijaya Bahu VII                        1509-1521     Kotte
Bhuvanaika Bahu VII                    1521-1551
Dharmapala                             1551-1597

KINGS OF SITAWAKA
Mayadunne 1521-1581 Rajasinha I 1554-1593 Rajasurya 1593-1594
KINGS OF KANDY
Vimala Dharma Surya I 1590-1604 Senarat 1604-1635 Rajasinha II 1629-1687 Vimala Dharma Surya II 1687-1707 Narendra Sinha 1707-1739 Vijaya Rajasinha 1739-1747 Kirtisri 1747-1781 Rajadhirarajasinha 1781-1798 Sri Vikrama Rajasinha 1798-1815
KINGS OF PORTUGAL AND CAPTAINS GENERAL
Philip I 1580-1598 Philip II 1598-1621: Pedro Lopos de Sousa 1594 D.Jeronimo de Azevedo 1594-1613 D.Francisco de Meneses 1613-1614 Manuel Mascarenhas Homem 1614-1616 Nuno Alvares Pereira 1616-1618 Constantino de Sa de Noronha 1618-1622 Philip III 1621-1640: Jorge do Albuquerque 1622-1623 Constantino de Sa do Noronha 1623-1630 D.Philippe Mascarenhas 1630-1631 D.Jorge de Almeida 1631-1633 Diego de Mello de Castro 1633-1635 D.Jorge de Almeida 1635-1636 Diogo de Mello de Castro 1636-1638 D.Antonio Mascarenhas 1638-1640 John IV of Braganza 1640-1645: D.Philippe Mascarenhas 1640-1645 Manuel Mascarenhas Homem 1645-1653 Francisco de Mello de Castro 1653-1655 Antonio de Sousa Coutinho 1655-1656 Antonio de Amaral de Menezes 1656-1658 Jaffna
DUTCH GOVERNORS OF CEYLON
William J. Coster 1640 Jan Thyszoon Payart 1640-1646 Joan Maatzuyker 1646-1650 Jacob van Kittensteyn 1650-1653 Adriaan van der Meyden 1653-1660 and 1661-1663 Ryklof van Goens 1660-1661 and 1663 Jacob Hustaart 1663-1664 Ryklof van Goons 1664-1675 Ryklof van Goens Jr 1675-1679 Laurens Pyl 1679-1692 Thomas van Rhee 1692-1697 Gerrit de Heere 1697-1702 Cornelis Jan Simons 1702-1706 Hendrik Becker 1706-1716 Isaac Augustin Rumpf 1716-1723 Johannes Hertenberg 1723-1726 Petrus Vuyst 1726-1729 Stephanus Versluys 1729-1732 Jacob Christian Pielat 1732-1734 Diederik van Domburg 1734-1736 Gustaaf Willem Baron van Imhoff 1736-1739 Willem Maurits Bruyninck 1739-1712 Daniel Overbeek 1742-1743 Julius V.S. van Gollenesse 1743-1751 Gerard Joan Vreeland 1751-1752 Johan Gideon Loten 1752-1757 Jan Schreuder 1757-1762 L.J. Baron van Eck 1762-1705 Iman Willem Falck 1765-1785 Willem J. van de Graaff 1785-1794 J.G. van Angelbeek 1794-1796
BRITISH GOVERNORS OF CEYLON
The Governor of Madras in Council 1796 The Hon. Frederick North 1798 Sir Thomas Maitland 1805 Sir Robert Brownrigg, Bart 1812 The Hon. Sir Edward Paget 1822 Sir Edward Barnes 1824 Sir Robert W. Horton, Bart 1831 J.A.S. Mackenzie 1837 Sir Colin Campbell 1841 Viscount Torrington 1847 Sir G.W. Anderson 1850 Sir Henry G Ward 1855 Sir Charles Justin MacCarthy 1860 Sir Hercules G.R. Robinson 1865 Sir William H. Gregory 1872 Sir James R. Longdon 1877 The Hon. Sir Arthur H. Gordon 1883 Sir Arthur B. Havelock 1890 Sir J. West Ridgeway 1896 Sir Henry Arthur Blake 1903 Sir Henry B. M`Callum 1907 Sir Robert Chalmers 1913 Sir John Anderson 1916 Sir William H. Manning 1918 Sir Hugh Clifford 1925 Sir H.J. Stanley 1927

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