Dhihei of the Maldives
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Al-Sultan Dhihei Kalaminjaa II Siri Dhagatha Abaarana Mahaa Radun (Dhivehi
: އައްސުލްޠާން ދިހެއި ކަލަމިންޖާ ސިރީ ދަގަތާ އަބާރަނަ މަހާރަދުން) was the Sultan
of the Maldives
from 1199 to 1214. He ascended the throne after the death of his elder brother Dhinei in 1199. He was the sixth sultan to ascend the throne of Maldives from the Lunar dynasty
. He ruled for 15 years.
Dhivehi language
Maldivian is an Indo-Aryan language predominantly spoken by about 350,000 people in the Maldives where it is the national language. It is also the first language of nearly 10,000 people in the island of Minicoy in the Union territory of Lakshadweep, India where the Mahl dialect of the Maldivian...
: އައްސުލްޠާން ދިހެއި ކަލަމިންޖާ ސިރީ ދަގަތާ އަބާރަނަ މަހާރަދުން) was the Sultan
Sultan
Sultan is a title with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic language abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", and "dictatorship", derived from the masdar سلطة , meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be used as the title of certain rulers who...
of the Maldives
Maldives
The Maldives , , officially Republic of Maldives , also referred to as the Maldive Islands, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean formed by a double chain of twenty-six atolls oriented north-south off India's Lakshadweep islands, between Minicoy Island and...
from 1199 to 1214. He ascended the throne after the death of his elder brother Dhinei in 1199. He was the sixth sultan to ascend the throne of Maldives from the Lunar dynasty
House of Theemuge
Theemuge Dharikolhu or Homa Dharikolhu was one of the early dynasty of the Maldives that reigned from c.1117 until c.1388. According to the record in the Isdhoo Loamaafaanu , which was written in 1194, the first king of the Theemuge Dynasty extended his rule to cover the entire Maldives...
. He ruled for 15 years.