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In 103 BC Valagamba was overthrown by these five conquerors from <a href="/wiki/South_India" title="South India">South India</a>, who ruled until 89 BC when they were defeated by <a href="/wiki/Valagamba" title="Valagamba">Valagamba</a>, who was then able to rule his kingdom once more. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rulers">Rulers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Five_Dravidians&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Rulers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pulahatta">Pulahatta</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Five_Dravidians&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Pulahatta"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above fn" style="background-color: #cbe; color:inherit; font-size: 125%">Pulahatta</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><i>King of Anuradhapura</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Reign</th><td class="infobox-data">103 BC – 100 BC</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Predecessor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Valagamba_of_Sri_Lanka" class="mw-redirect" title="Valagamba of Sri Lanka">Valagamba</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Successor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bahiya" class="mw-redirect" title="Bahiya">Bahiya</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">100 BC</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Pulahatta</b> was the first of the Five Dravidians. He was a <a href="/wiki/Tamil_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamil people">Tamil</a> chief from the <a href="/wiki/Pandyan_Dynasty" class="mw-redirect" title="Pandyan Dynasty">Pandyan Dynasty</a>, in <a href="/wiki/South_India" title="South India">South India</a>, who defeated the reigning monarch <a href="/wiki/Valagamba_of_Sri_Lanka" class="mw-redirect" title="Valagamba of Sri Lanka">Valagamba</a>, who had only come to the throne five months before.<sup id="cite_ref-Ten_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ten-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He appointed Bahiya as his Chief Minister and reigned for three years until he was murdered in 100 BC by Bahiya.<sup id="cite_ref-Rootsweb_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rootsweb-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bahiya">Bahiya</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Five_Dravidians&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Bahiya"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above fn" style="background-color: #cbe; color:inherit; font-size: 125%">Bahiya</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><i>King of Anuradhapura</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Reign</th><td class="infobox-data">100 BC – 98 BC</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Predecessor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Pulahatta" class="mw-redirect" title="Pulahatta">Pulahatta</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Successor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Panya_Mara" class="mw-redirect" title="Panya Mara">Panya Mara</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">98 BC</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Bahiya</b> was the second of the Five Dravidians, he ruled from 100 BC to 98 BC. Chief Minister of Pulahatha, during Pulahatha's reign, he murdered him and ruled as king. Bahiya's reign came to an end when his Prime Minister, Panya Mara, killed him after only two years on the throne.<sup id="cite_ref-Rootsweb_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rootsweb-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Panya_Mara">Panya Mara</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Five_Dravidians&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Panya Mara"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above fn" style="background-color: #cbe; color:inherit; font-size: 125%">Panya Mara</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><i>King of Anuradhapura</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Reign</th><td class="infobox-data">98 BC – 91 BC</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Predecessor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bahiya" class="mw-redirect" title="Bahiya">Bahiya</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Successor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Pilaya_Mara" class="mw-redirect" title="Pilaya Mara">Pilaya Mara</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">91 BC</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Panya Mara</b>, the third of the Five Dravidians reigned from 98 BC to 91 BC, the longest of any of the Five Dravidians. Before ascending the throne he held the office of Prime Minister under Bahiya, whom Panya Mara then killed taking the throne while appointing Pilaya Mara as his Chief Minister.<sup id="cite_ref-Rootsweb_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rootsweb-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pilaya_Mara">Pilaya Mara</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Five_Dravidians&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Pilaya Mara"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above fn" style="background-color: #cbe; color:inherit; font-size: 125%">Pilaya Mara</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><i>King of Anuradhapura</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Reign</th><td class="infobox-data">91 BC – 90 BC</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Predecessor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Panya_Mara" class="mw-redirect" title="Panya Mara">Panya Mara</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Successor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Dathika" class="mw-redirect" title="Dathika">Dathika</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">90 BC</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Pilaya Mara</b> was King of Anuradhapura from 91 BC to 90 BC. Assuming the throne like his predecessors, by murdering Panya Mara, while he was his Chief Minister. Pilaya Mara had the shortest of all the reigns of the Five Dravidians only lasting seven months, being killed by his own Chief Minister, Dathika.<sup id="cite_ref-Rootsweb_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rootsweb-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Dathika">Dathika</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Five_Dravidians&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Dathika"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above fn" style="background-color: #cbe; color:inherit; font-size: 125%">Dathika</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><i>King of Anuradhapura</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Reign</th><td class="infobox-data">90 BC – 88 BC</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Predecessor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Pilaya_Mara" class="mw-redirect" title="Pilaya Mara">Pilaya Mara</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Successor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Valagamba_of_Sri_Lanka" class="mw-redirect" title="Valagamba of Sri Lanka">Valagamba</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">88 BC</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Dathika</b> was the last of the Five Dravidians, who ruled for two years from 90 BC to 88 BC. Dathika came to the throne after murdering his king Pilaya Mara, for whom he was Chief Minister. In 88 BC he was killed, losing the throne, by <a href="/wiki/Valagamba_of_Sri_Lanka" class="mw-redirect" title="Valagamba of Sri Lanka">Valagamba</a> restoring his reign and the dynasty of the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Vijaya" title="House of Vijaya">House of Vijaya</a> who had reigned since the start of the monarchy. 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BCE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panduvasdeva" title="Panduvasdeva">Panduvasdeva</a> (504 BCE–474 BCE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abhaya_of_Tambapanni" title="Abhaya of Tambapanni">Abhaya</a> (474 BCE–454 BCE)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Prince_Tissa" title="Prince Tissa">Tissa</a></i> (454 BCE–437 BCE)</li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="6" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:King_of_Kandy.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/King_of_Kandy.svg/75px-King_of_Kandy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/King_of_Kandy.svg/113px-King_of_Kandy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/King_of_Kandy.svg/150px-King_of_Kandy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Anuradhapura_period" title="Anuradhapura period">Anuradhapura period</a><br /><small><a href="/wiki/House_of_Vijaya" title="House of Vijaya">House of Vijaya</a> (543–237 BCE)<br /><a href="/wiki/Chola_dynasty" title="Chola dynasty">Chola dynasty</a> (237–215 BCE)<br />House of Vijaya (215–205 BCE)<br />Chola dynasty (205–161 BCE)<br />House of Vijaya (161–103 BCE)<br /><a class="mw-selflink selflink">The Five Dravidians</a> (103–89 BCE)<br />House of Vijaya (89 BCE–66 CE)<br /><a href="/wiki/House_of_Lambakanna_I" title="House of Lambakanna I">House of Lambakanna I</a> (66–436)<br /><a href="/wiki/The_Six_Dravidians" title="The Six Dravidians">The Six Dravidians</a> (436–463)<br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=House_of_Moriya&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="House of Moriya (page does not exist)">House of Moriya</a> (463–691)<br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=House_of_Lambakanna_II&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="House of Lambakanna II (page does not exist)">House of Lambakanna II</a> (691–1017)</small></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pandukabhaya" title="Pandukabhaya">Pandukabhaya</a> (437–367 BCE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mutasiva" title="Mutasiva">Mutasiva</a> (367–307 BCE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devanampiya_Tissa" title="Devanampiya Tissa">Devanampiya Tissa</a> (307–267 BCE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uttiya" title="Uttiya">Uttiya</a> (267–257 BCE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahasiva" title="Mahasiva">Mahasiva</a> (257–247 BCE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suratissa" title="Suratissa">Suratissa</a> (247–237 BCE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sena_and_Guttika" title="Sena and Guttika">Sena and Guttika</a> (237–215 BCE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asela_of_Anuradhapura" title="Asela of Anuradhapura">Asela</a> (215–205 BCE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ellalan" title="Ellalan">Elara</a> (205–161 BCE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dutugamunu" title="Dutugamunu">Dutugamunu</a> (161–137 BCE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saddha_Tissa" class="mw-redirect" title="Saddha Tissa">Saddha Tissa</a> (137–119 BCE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thulatthana" title="Thulatthana">Thulatthana</a> (119 BCE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lanja_Tissa" title="Lanja Tissa">Lanja Tissa</a> (119–109 BCE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khallata_Naga" title="Khallata Naga">Khallata Naga</a> (109–104 BCE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valagamba" title="Valagamba">Valagamba</a> (104–103 BCE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulahatta" class="mw-redirect" title="Pulahatta">Pulahatta</a> (103–100 BCE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bahiya" class="mw-redirect" title="Bahiya">Bahiya</a> (100–98 BCE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panya_Mara" class="mw-redirect" title="Panya Mara">Panya Mara</a> (98–91 BCE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pilaya_Mara" class="mw-redirect" title="Pilaya Mara">Pilaya Mara</a> (91–90 BCE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dathika" class="mw-redirect" title="Dathika">Dathika</a> (90–88 BCE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valagamba" title="Valagamba">Valagamba</a> (89–76 BCE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahakuli_Mahatissa" title="Mahakuli Mahatissa">Mahakuli Mahatissa</a> (76–62 BCE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chora_Naga" title="Chora Naga">Chora Naga</a> (62–50 BCE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuda_Tissa" title="Kuda Tissa">Kuda Tissa</a> (50–47 BCE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siva_I" title="Siva I">Siva I</a> (47 BCE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vatuka_of_Anuradhapura" title="Vatuka of Anuradhapura">Vatuka</a> (47 BCE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darubhatika_Tissa" title="Darubhatika Tissa">Darubhatika Tissa</a> (47 BCE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niliya_of_Anuradhapura" title="Niliya of Anuradhapura">Niliya</a> (47 BCE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anula_of_Anuradhapura" title="Anula of Anuradhapura">Anula</a> (47 BCE) <span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="♀" 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Tissa</a> (30–33)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chulabhaya" title="Chulabhaya">Chulabhaya</a> (33–35)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sivali_of_Anuradhapura" title="Sivali of Anuradhapura">Sivali</a> (35–35) <span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="♀" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Venus_symbol_%28bold%29.svg/12px-Venus_symbol_%28bold%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Venus_symbol_%28bold%29.svg/18px-Venus_symbol_%28bold%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Venus_symbol_%28bold%29.svg/24px-Venus_symbol_%28bold%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=3rd_Sinhalese_Interregnum&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="3rd Sinhalese Interregnum (page does not exist)">Interregnum</a></i> (35–38)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ilanaga" title="Ilanaga">Ilanaga</a> (38–44)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chandamukha" title="Chandamukha">Chandamukha</a> (44–52)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yassalalaka_Tissa" title="Yassalalaka Tissa">Yassalalaka Tissa</a> (52–60)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subharaja" title="Subharaja">Subharaja</a> (60–66)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vasabha" title="Vasabha">Vasabha</a> (66–110)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vankanasika_Tissa" title="Vankanasika Tissa">Vankanasika Tissa</a> (110–113)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gajabahu_I" title="Gajabahu I">Gajabahu I</a> (113–135)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahallaka_Naga" title="Mahallaka Naga">Mahallaka Naga</a> (135–141)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhatika_Tissa" title="Bhatika Tissa">Bhatika Tissa</a> (141–165)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanittha_Tissa" title="Kanittha Tissa">Kanittha Tissa</a> (165–193)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cula_Naga" title="Cula Naga">Cula Naga</a> (193–195)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuda_Naga" title="Kuda Naga">Kuda Naga</a> (195–196)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siri_Naga_I" title="Siri Naga I">Siri Naga I</a> (196–215)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Voharika_Tissa" title="Voharika Tissa">Voharika Tissa</a> (215–237)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abhaya_Naga" title="Abhaya Naga">Abhaya Naga</a> (237–245)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siri_Naga_II" title="Siri Naga II">Siri Naga II</a> (245–247)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijaya_Kumara" title="Vijaya Kumara">Vijaya Kumara</a> (247–248)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sangha_Tissa_I" title="Sangha Tissa I">Sangha Tissa I</a> (248–252)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siri_Sangha_Bodhi_I" title="Siri Sangha Bodhi I">Siri Sangha Bodhi I</a> (252–254)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gothabhaya" class="mw-redirect" title="Gothabhaya">Gothabhaya</a> (254–267)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jettha_Tissa_I" title="Jettha Tissa I">Jettha Tissa I</a> (267–277)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahasena_of_Anuradhapura" title="Mahasena of Anuradhapura">Mahasena</a> (277–304)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sirimeghavanna" title="Sirimeghavanna">Sirimeghavanna</a> (304–332)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jettha_Tissa_II" title="Jettha Tissa II">Jettha Tissa II</a> (332–341)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buddhadasa_of_Anuradhapura" title="Buddhadasa of Anuradhapura">Buddhadasa</a> (341–370)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upatissa_I" title="Upatissa I">Upatissa I</a> (370–412)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_Mahanama" title="King Mahanama">Mahanama</a> (412–434)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soththisena" title="Soththisena">Soththisena</a> (434)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chattagahaka_Jantu" title="Chattagahaka Jantu">Chattagahaka Jantu</a> (434–435)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mittasena" title="Mittasena">Mittasena</a> (435–436)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Six_Dravidians" title="The Six Dravidians">Pandu</a> (436–441)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parindu" class="mw-redirect" title="Parindu">Parindu</a> (441)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khudda_Parinda" class="mw-redirect" title="Khudda Parinda">Khudda Parinda</a> (441–447)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiritara" class="mw-redirect" title="Tiritara">Tiritara</a> (447)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dathiya" class="mw-redirect" title="Dathiya">Dathiya</a> (447–450)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pithiya" class="mw-redirect" title="Pithiya">Pithiya</a> (450–452)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhatusena" title="Dhatusena">Dhatusena</a> (463–479)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kashyapa_I" title="Kashyapa I">Kashyapa I</a> (479–497)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moggallana_I" title="Moggallana I">Moggallana I</a> (497–515)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kumara_Dhatusena" title="Kumara Dhatusena">Kumara Dhatusena</a> (515–524)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kittisena" title="Kittisena">Kittisena</a> (524)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siva_II" title="Siva II">Siva II</a> (524–525)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upatissa_II" title="Upatissa II">Upatissa II</a> (525–526)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silakala_Ambosamanera" title="Silakala Ambosamanera">Silakala Ambosamanera</a> (526–539)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dathappabhuti" title="Dathappabhuti">Dathappabhuti</a> (539–540)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moggallana_II" title="Moggallana II">Moggallana II</a> (540–560)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kittisiri_Meghavanna" title="Kittisiri Meghavanna">Kittisiri Meghavanna</a> (560–561)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maha_Naga_of_Anuradhapura" title="Maha Naga of Anuradhapura">Maha Naga</a> (561–564)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aggabodhi_I" title="Aggabodhi I">Aggabodhi I</a> (564–598)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aggabodhi_II" title="Aggabodhi II">Aggabodhi II</a> (598–608)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sangha_Tissa_II" title="Sangha Tissa II">Sangha Tissa II</a> (608)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moggallana_III" title="Moggallana III">Moggallana III</a> (608–614)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silameghavanna" title="Silameghavanna">Silameghavanna</a> (614–623)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aggabodhi_III" title="Aggabodhi III">Aggabodhi III</a> (623)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jettha_Tissa_III" title="Jettha Tissa III">Jettha Tissa III</a> (623–624)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aggabodhi_III" title="Aggabodhi III">Aggabodhi III</a> (624–640)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dathopa_Tissa_I" title="Dathopa Tissa I">Dathopa Tissa I</a> (640–652)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kassapa_II" title="Kassapa II">Kassapa II</a> (652–661)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dappula_I" title="Dappula I">Dappula I</a> (661–664)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dathopa_Tissa_II" title="Dathopa Tissa II">Dathopa Tissa II</a> (664–673)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aggabodhi_IV" title="Aggabodhi IV">Aggabodhi IV</a> (673–689)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unhanagara_Hatthadatha" title="Unhanagara Hatthadatha">Unhanagara Hatthadatha</a> (691)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manavanna_of_Anuradhapura" title="Manavanna of Anuradhapura">Manavanna</a> (691–726)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aggabodhi_V" title="Aggabodhi V">Aggabodhi V</a> (726–732)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kassapa_III" title="Kassapa III">Kassapa III</a> (732–738)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahinda_I" title="Mahinda I">Mahinda I</a> (738–741)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aggabodhi_VI" title="Aggabodhi VI">Aggabodhi VI</a> (741–781)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aggabodhi_VII" title="Aggabodhi VII">Aggabodhi VII</a> (781–787)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahinda_II" title="Mahinda II">Mahinda II</a> (787–807)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dappula_II" title="Dappula II">Dappula II</a> (807–812)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahinda_III" title="Mahinda III">Mahinda III</a> (812–816)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aggabodhi_VIII" title="Aggabodhi VIII">Aggabodhi VIII</a> (816–827)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dappula_III" title="Dappula III">Dappula III</a> (827–843)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aggabodhi_IX" title="Aggabodhi IX">Aggabodhi IX</a> (843–846)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sena_I" title="Sena I">Sena I</a> (846–866)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sena_II" title="Sena II">Sena II</a> (866–901)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Udaya_I" title="Udaya I">Udaya I</a> (901–912)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kassapa_IV" title="Kassapa IV">Kassapa IV</a> (912–929)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kassapa_V" title="Kassapa V">Kassapa V</a> (929–939)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dappula_IV" title="Dappula IV">Dappula IV</a> (939–940)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dappula_V" title="Dappula V">Dappula V</a> (940–952)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Udaya_II" title="Udaya II">Udaya II</a> (952–955)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sena_III" title="Sena III">Sena III</a> (955–964)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Udaya_III" title="Udaya III">Udaya III</a> (964–972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sena_IV" title="Sena IV">Sena IV</a> (972–975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahinda_IV" title="Mahinda IV">Mahinda IV</a> (975–991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sena_V" title="Sena V">Sena V</a> (991–1001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahinda_V" title="Mahinda V">Mahinda V</a> (1001–1029)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Chola_conquest_of_Anuradhapura" title="Chola conquest of Anuradhapura">Anuradhapura from Rohana</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kassapa_VI" title="Kassapa VI">Kassapa VI</a> (1029–1040)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mahalana%E2%80%93Kitti&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mahalana–Kitti (page does not exist)">Mahalana–Kitti</a> (1040–1042)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vikrama_Pandu&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vikrama Pandu (page does not exist)">Vikrama Pandu</a> (1042–1043)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jagatipala&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jagatipala (page does not exist)">Jagatipala</a> (1043–1046)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Parakrama_Pandu,_Sinhalese_King&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Parakrama Pandu, Sinhalese King (page does not exist)">Parakrama Pandu</a> (1046–1048)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Loka,_Sinhalese_King&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Loka, Sinhalese King (page does not exist)">Loka</a> (1048–1054)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kassapa_VII&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kassapa VII (page does not exist)">Kassapa VII</a> (1054–1055)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Polonnaruwa_period" title="Polonnaruwa period">Polonnaruwa period</a><br /><small><a href="/w/index.php?title=House_of_Vijayabahu&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="House of Vijayabahu (page does not exist)">House of Vijayabahu</a> (1055–1187)<br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=House_of_Kalinga&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="House of Kalinga (page does not exist)">House of Kalinga</a> (1187–1197)<br />House of Vijayabahu (1197–1200)<br />House of Kalinga (1200–1209)<br />House of Vijayabahu (1209–1210)<br />Lokissara (1210–1211)<br />House of Vijayabahu (1211–1212)<br /><a href="/wiki/Pandyan_dynasty" class="mw-redirect" title="Pandyan dynasty">Pandyan dynasty</a> (1212–1215)<br /><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Ganga_dynasty" title="Eastern Ganga dynasty">Eastern Ganga dynasty</a> (1215–1236)</small></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vijayabahu_I" title="Vijayabahu I">Vijayabahu I</a> (1055–1110)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jayabahu_I" title="Jayabahu I">Jayabahu I</a> (1110–1111)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vikramabahu_I" title="Vikramabahu I">Vikramabahu I</a> (1111–1132)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gajabahu_II" title="Gajabahu II">Gajabahu II</a> (1132–1153)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parakramabahu_I" title="Parakramabahu I">Parakramabahu I</a> (1153–1186)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijayabahu_II" title="Vijayabahu II">Vijayabahu II</a> (1186–1187)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahinda_VI" title="Mahinda VI">Mahinda VI</a> (1187)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nissanka_Malla" title="Nissanka Malla">Nissanka Malla</a> (1187–1196)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vira_Bahu_I" title="Vira Bahu I">Vira Bahu I</a> (1196)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vikramabahu_II" title="Vikramabahu II">Vikramabahu II</a> (1196)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chodaganga_of_Polonnaruwa" title="Chodaganga of Polonnaruwa">Chodaganga</a> (1196–1197)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen_Lilavati" title="Queen Lilavati">Lilavati</a> (1197–1200) <span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="♀" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Venus_symbol_%28bold%29.svg/12px-Venus_symbol_%28bold%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Venus_symbol_%28bold%29.svg/18px-Venus_symbol_%28bold%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Venus_symbol_%28bold%29.svg/24px-Venus_symbol_%28bold%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sahassa_Malla" title="Sahassa Malla">Sahassa Malla</a> (1200–1202)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalyanavati" title="Kalyanavati">Kalyanavati</a> (1202–1208) <span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="♀" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Venus_symbol_%28bold%29.svg/12px-Venus_symbol_%28bold%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Venus_symbol_%28bold%29.svg/18px-Venus_symbol_%28bold%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Venus_symbol_%28bold%29.svg/24px-Venus_symbol_%28bold%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dharmasoka" title="Dharmasoka">Dharmasoka</a> (1208–1209)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anikanga" title="Anikanga">Anikanga</a> (1209)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen_Lilavati" title="Queen Lilavati">Lilavati</a> (1209–1210) <span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="♀" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Venus_symbol_%28bold%29.svg/12px-Venus_symbol_%28bold%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Venus_symbol_%28bold%29.svg/18px-Venus_symbol_%28bold%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Venus_symbol_%28bold%29.svg/24px-Venus_symbol_%28bold%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lokissara" title="Lokissara">Lokissara</a> (1210–1211)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen_Lilavati" title="Queen Lilavati">Lilavati</a> (1211–1212) <span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="♀" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Venus_symbol_%28bold%29.svg/12px-Venus_symbol_%28bold%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Venus_symbol_%28bold%29.svg/18px-Venus_symbol_%28bold%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Venus_symbol_%28bold%29.svg/24px-Venus_symbol_%28bold%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parakrama_Pandya" class="mw-redirect" title="Parakrama Pandya">Parakrama Pandya</a> (1212–1215)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalinga_Magha" title="Kalinga Magha">Kalinga Magha</a> (1215–1236)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Transitional_period_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Transitional period of Sri Lanka">Transitional period</a><br /><small><a href="/wiki/House_of_Siri_Sanga_Bo" title="House of Siri Sanga Bo">House of Siri Sanga Bo</a> (1220–1597)<br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=House_of_Senasammata_Vikramabahu&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="House of Senasammata Vikramabahu (page does not exist)">House of Senasammata Vikramabahu</a> (1469–1592)</small></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vijayabahu_III" title="Vijayabahu III">Vijayabahu III</a> (1220–1234)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parakramabahu_II" title="Parakramabahu II">Parakramabahu II</a> (1234–1270)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijayabahu_IV" title="Vijayabahu IV">Vijayabahu IV</a> (1270–1272)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhuvanaikabahu_I" title="Bhuvanaikabahu I">Bhuvanaikabahu I</a> (1272–1284)</li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=4th_Sinhalese_Interregnum&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="4th Sinhalese Interregnum (page does not exist)">Interregnum</a></i> (1285–1286)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parakramabahu_III" title="Parakramabahu III">Parakramabahu III</a> (1287–1293)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhuvanaikabahu_II" title="Bhuvanaikabahu II">Bhuvanaikabahu II</a> (1293–1302)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parakramabahu_IV" title="Parakramabahu IV">Parakramabahu IV</a> (1302–1326)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhuvanaikabahu_III" title="Bhuvanaikabahu III">Bhuvanaikabahu III</a> (1326–1335)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijayabahu_V" title="Vijayabahu V">Vijayabahu V</a> (1335–1341)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhuvanaikabahu_IV" title="Bhuvanaikabahu IV">Bhuvanaikabahu IV</a> (1341–1351)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parakramabahu_V" title="Parakramabahu V">Parakramabahu V</a> (1344–1359)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vikramabahu_III" title="Vikramabahu III">Vikramabahu III</a> (1357–1374)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhuvanaikabahu_V" title="Bhuvanaikabahu V">Bhuvanaikabahu V</a> (1371–1408)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vira_Bahu_II" title="Vira Bahu II">Vira Bahu II</a> (1391/92–1397)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vira_Alakesvara_of_Gampola" class="mw-redirect" title="Vira Alakesvara of Gampola">Vijayabahu VI</a> (1397–1409)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parakramabahu_Epa" title="Parakramabahu Epa">Parakramabahu Epa</a> (1409–1412)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parakramabahu_VI" title="Parakramabahu VI">Parakramabahu VI</a> (1410–1467)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jayabahu_II" title="Jayabahu II">Jayabahu II</a> (1467–1472)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhuvanaikabahu_VI" title="Bhuvanaikabahu VI">Bhuvanaikabahu VI</a> (1469–1477)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parakramabahu_VII" title="Parakramabahu VII">Parakramabahu VII</a> (1477)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parakramabahu_VIII" title="Parakramabahu VIII">Parakramabahu VIII</a> (1477–1489)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parakramabahu_IX" title="Parakramabahu IX">Parakramabahu IX</a> (1489–1513)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijayabahu_VII" class="mw-redirect" title="Vijayabahu VII">Vijayabahu VII</a> (1513–1521)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhuvanaikabahu_VII" title="Bhuvanaikabahu VII">Bhuvanaikabahu VII</a> (1521–1551)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dharmapala_of_Kotte" title="Dharmapala of Kotte">Dharmapala</a> (1551–1597)</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Sitawaka" title="Kingdom of Sitawaka">Sitawaka Line</a>:</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mayadunne" class="mw-redirect" title="Mayadunne">Mayadunne</a> (1521–1581)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajasinha_I" title="Rajasinha I">Rajasinha I</a> (1581–1593)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rajasuriya_of_Sitawaka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rajasuriya of Sitawaka (page does not exist)">Rajasuriya</a> (1593–1594)</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Kandyan_monarchs" title="List of Kandyan monarchs">Kandyan Line</a>:</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Senasammata_Vikramabahu" title="Senasammata Vikramabahu">Senasammata Vikramabahu</a> (1469– 1511)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jayavira_Bandara" title="Jayavira Bandara">Jayavira Bandara</a> (1511–1551)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karalliyadde_Bandara" title="Karalliyadde Bandara">Karalliyadde Bandara</a> (1551–1581)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kusumasana_Devi" title="Kusumasana Devi">Kusumasana Devi</a> (1582–1582) <span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="♀" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Venus_symbol_%28bold%29.svg/12px-Venus_symbol_%28bold%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" class="mw-file-element" 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