List of Jaffna monarchs - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The following is a list of monarchs of the Jaffna kingdom
Jaffna Kingdom
The Jaffna kingdom , also known as Kingdom of Aryacakravarti, of modern northern Sri Lanka was a historic monarchy that came into existence around the town of Jaffna on the Jaffna peninsula after the invasion of Magha, who is said to have been from Kalinga, in India...

from 1215 with the invasion of Kalinga Magha

Kalinga Magha

Magha , also known as Kalinga Magha and Magha the Tyrant, is a medieval king of Sri Lanka who is remembered primarily for his tyrannical and oppressive rule. Magha invaded the country from Kalinga in eastern India, usurping the throne from Parakrama Pandya, in 1215...

to the Portuguese conquest of Jaffna Kingdom

Portuguese conquest of Jaffna Kingdom

The Portuguese conquest of the Jaffna kingdom occurred after Portuguese traders arrived at the rival Kotte Kingdom in the southwest of modern Sri Lanka in 1505...

under Cankili II

Cankili II

Cankili II was the self-proclaimed last king of the Jaffna kingdom and was a usurper who came to throne with a palace massacre of the royal princess and the regent Arasakesari in 1617. His regency was rejected by the Portuguese colonials in Colombo, Sri Lanka...

1619.

House of Kalinga (India) (1215–1255)

Portrait	Name	Birth	Death	King From	King Until	Relationship with Predecessor(s)
\|align="center"\|Kalinga Magha Kalinga Magha Magha , also known as Kalinga Magha and Magha the Tyrant, is a medieval king of Sri Lanka who is remembered primarily for his tyrannical and oppressive rule. Magha invaded the country from Kalinga in eastern India, usurping the throne from Parakrama Pandya, in 1215...	-	-	1215	1255	*A prince of Kalinga

Tambralinga (1255–1262)

Portrait	Name	Birth	Death	King From	King Until	Relationship with Predecessor(s)
\|align="center"\|Chandrabhanu Chandrabhanu Chandrabhanu or Chandrabhanu Sridhamaraja was the King of the Malay state of Tambralinga in present day Thailand. A Savakan, he was known to have ruled from during the period of 1230 until 1263. He was also known for building a well-known Buddhist stupa in southern Thailand. He spent more than 30...	-	1270	1255	1262	Invader

Aryacakravarti dynasty (1262–1450)

Portrait	Name	Birth	Death	King From	King Until
\|align="center"\|Kulasekara Cinkaiariyan Kulasekara Cinkaiariyan Kulasekara Cinkaiariyan is considered to be the first of the Aryacakravarti dynasty kings to establish his rule over the Jaffna Kingdom in modern Sri Lanka...	-	1284	1262	1284	Son of Cekaracacekaran I
\|align="center"\|Cekaracacekaran II	-	-	1284	1292	Son of Pararacacekaran I
\|align="center"\|Pararacacekaran II	-	-	1292	1302	Son of Cekaracacekaran II
\|align="center"\|Varodaya Cinkaiariyan Varodaya Cinkaiariyan Varodaya Cinkaiariyan was the first of the Aryacakravarti kings of Jaffna Kingdom to take over the lucrative pearl fisheries that were in the hands of the Pandyan Empire. He is also is credited as having helped the Pandyas in their last few years and invaded the southern Dambadeniya-based kingdoms...	-	1325	1302	1325	Son of Pararacacekaran II
\|align="center"\|Martanda Cinkaiariyan Martanda Cinkaiariyan Martanda Cinkaiariyan ascended the throne of Jaffna Kingdom under the throne name Pararasasekaram III. He is one of the early Aryacakravarti kings about whom historical and epigraphical evidence is available...	-	1348	1325	1348	Son of Cekaracacekaran III
\|align="center"\|Cekaracacekaran IV	-	-	1347	1371	Son of Pararacacekaran III
\|align="center"\|Pararacacekaran IV	-	-	1371	1380	Son of Cekaracacekaran IV
\|align="center"\|Jeyaveera Cinkaiariyan Jeyaveera Cinkaiariyan Jeyaveera Cinkaiariyan was the Aryacakravarti king of the Jaffna Kingdom in modern day northern Sri Lanka, who had a military confrontation with a southern chief known as Alagakkonara. According to traditional sources, Alagkkonara defeated Jeyaveera's naval and land forces and assumed royal power...	-	1410	1380	1410	Son of Pararacacekaran IV
\|align="center"\|Pararacacekaran V	-	-	1410	1440	Son of Cekaracacekaran V
\|align="center"\|Kanakasooriya Cinkaiariyan Kanakasooriya Cinkaiariyan Kanakasooriya Cinkaiariyan was the first of the Aryacakravarti dynasty kings of Jaffna Kingdom to lose complete power to a rival king. He inherited the throne from his father Gunaveera Cinkaiariyan in 1440. He was deposed in 1450 by Sapumal Kumaraya a military leader sent by Parakramabâhu VI from...	-	1478	1440	1450	Son of Pararacacekaran V

Kingdom of Kotte (1450–1467)

Portrait	Name	Birth	Death	King From	King Until	Relationship with Predecessor(s)
\|align="center"\|Bhuvanekabahu VI (aka Sapumal Kumaraya)	-	1480	1450	1467

Aryacakravarti dynasty (restored) (1467–1619)

Portrait	Name	Birth	Death	King From	King Until	Relationship with Predecessor(s)
\|align="center"\|Kanakasooriya Cinkaiariyan Kanakasooriya Cinkaiariyan Kanakasooriya Cinkaiariyan was the first of the Aryacakravarti dynasty kings of Jaffna Kingdom to lose complete power to a rival king. He inherited the throne from his father Gunaveera Cinkaiariyan in 1440. He was deposed in 1450 by Sapumal Kumaraya a military leader sent by Parakramabâhu VI from... (restored)	-	1478	1467	1478
\|align="center"\|Singai Pararasasegaram Singai Pararasasegaram Singai Pararasasegaram , apart from Cankili I , was one of the most well known kings of the later Aryacakravarti kings of the Jaffna kingdom. He was also Cankili's father.-Biography:...	-	1519	1478	1519	Son of Cekaracacekaran VI
align="center"	\|align="center"\|Cankili I	-	1565	1519	1561	Son of Pararacacekaran VI
\|align="center"\|Puviraja Pandaram Puviraja Pandaram Puviraja Pandaram ruled the Jaffna Kingdom during a period of chaos during and after the death of his father Cankili I in 1565. He became the King in 1561 when due to a local uprising against Cankili 1. Although he was the nominal King, Cankili I wielded real power behind the throne until his...	-	1591	1561	1565	Son of Cekaracacekaran VII
\|align="center"\|Periyapillai Periyapillai Periyapillai was of one of the Aryacakravarti rulers of Jaffna kingdom who followed in the chaotic period after the death of Cankili I. Some sources claim that he deposed the Cankili I's son, Puviraja Pandaram as soon as Cankili I died. Others say that there was an intermediate ruler named Kasi...	-	1582	1565	1582
\|align="center"\|Puviraja Pandaram Puviraja Pandaram Puviraja Pandaram ruled the Jaffna Kingdom during a period of chaos during and after the death of his father Cankili I in 1565. He became the King in 1561 when due to a local uprising against Cankili 1. Although he was the nominal King, Cankili I wielded real power behind the throne until his... (restored)	-	1591	1582	1591
\|align="center"\|Ethirimana Cinkam Ethirimana Cinkam Ethirimanna Cinkam was the penultimate ruler of the Aryacakravarti line of Kings of the Jaffna Kingdom in northern Sri Lanka. He came to power due to the second Portuguese expedition led by André Furtado de Mendonça in 1591...	-	1617	1591	1617	Son of Pararacacekaran VII
\|align="center"\|Cankili II Cankili II Cankili II was the self-proclaimed last king of the Jaffna kingdom and was a usurper who came to throne with a palace massacre of the royal princess and the regent Arasakesari in 1617. His regency was rejected by the Portuguese colonials in Colombo, Sri Lanka...	-	1619	1617	1619	Nephew of Pararacacekaran VIII Grandson of Pararacacekaran VII Son/grandson of Cekaracacekaran VIII

House of Kalinga (India) (1215–1255)

Tambralinga (1255–1262)

Aryacakravarti dynasty (1262–1450)

Kingdom of Kotte (1450–1467)

Aryacakravarti dynasty (restored) (1467–1619)

See also