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This article lists those four monarchs. Two ruled during the <a href="/wiki/Anuradhapura_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Anuradhapura Kingdom">Anuradhapura Period</a> and the other two during the <a href="/wiki/Polonnaruwa_kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Polonnaruwa kingdom">Polonnaruwa period</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Anuradhapura_Kingdom">Anuradhapura Kingdom</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Sinhalese_female_monarchs&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Anuradhapura Kingdom"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Anula_of_Anuradhapura_(47–42_BCE)"><span id="Anula_of_Anuradhapura_.2847.E2.80.9342_BCE.29"></span><a href="/wiki/Anula_of_Anuradhapura" title="Anula of Anuradhapura">Anula of Anuradhapura</a> (47–42 BCE)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Sinhalese_female_monarchs&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Anula of Anuradhapura (47–42 BCE)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Anula</b> was the first known <a href="/wiki/Queen_regnant" title="Queen regnant">queen regnant</a> in both Sri Lankan history and the <a href="/wiki/Anuradhapura_period" title="Anuradhapura period">Anuradhapura period</a>. She is also believed to be the first female <a href="/wiki/Head_of_state" title="Head of state">head of state</a> in all of <a href="/wiki/Asia" title="Asia">Asia</a>. She was from the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Vijaya" title="House of Vijaya">House of Vijaya</a>. First known to the public as the queen consort of King <a href="/wiki/Chora_Naga_of_Anuradhapura" class="mw-redirect" title="Chora Naga of Anuradhapura">Chora Naga</a>, son of King <a href="/wiki/Valagambahu" class="mw-redirect" title="Valagambahu">Valagambahu</a> of Anuradhapura, she was infamous for murdering at least 6 of her husbands or consorts by poisoning them. Her second husband, <a href="/wiki/Kuda_Tissa_of_Anuradhapura" class="mw-redirect" title="Kuda Tissa of Anuradhapura">Kuda Tissa</a>, was actually the son of the brother of Chora Naga and ascended to the throne as his legal successor. Anula's other husbands who ascended to the throne were not legal successors of Chora Naga, but were merely husbands of then-present legal successor, Anula. They include (in chronological order) <a href="/wiki/Siva_I_of_Anuradhapura" class="mw-redirect" title="Siva I of Anuradhapura">Siva I</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vatuka_of_Anuradhapura" title="Vatuka of Anuradhapura">Vatuka</a>, <a href="/wiki/Darubhatika_Tissa_of_Anuradhapura" class="mw-redirect" title="Darubhatika Tissa of Anuradhapura">Darubhatika Tissa</a> and <a href="/wiki/Niliya_of_Anuradhapura" title="Niliya of Anuradhapura">Niliya</a>, who all ruled the country in the span of just one year. After the death of her final husband Niliya, she became the sole ruler of the kingdom for about 5 years, thus becoming the first known female monarch of Sri Lanka, however, she was also the real power behind the throne during the tenures of all her husbands. At the end of her tenure, she was deposed by <a href="/wiki/Mahakuli_Mahatissa_of_Anuradhapura" class="mw-redirect" title="Mahakuli Mahatissa of Anuradhapura">Mahakuli Mahatissa</a>'s second son, <a href="/wiki/Kutakanna_Tissa_of_Anuradhapura" class="mw-redirect" title="Kutakanna Tissa of Anuradhapura">Kutakanna Tissa</a>. The <i>Mahavamsa</i> states that Kutakanna Tissa had Anula burnt on a funeral pyre.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other sources indicate that Anula was burnt alive in the palace where she had committed her murders.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Seevali_of_Anuradhapura_(35_CE)"><span id="Seevali_of_Anuradhapura_.2835_CE.29"></span><a href="/wiki/Seevali_of_Anuradhapura" class="mw-redirect" title="Seevali of Anuradhapura">Seevali of Anuradhapura</a> (35 CE)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Sinhalese_female_monarchs&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Seevali of Anuradhapura (35 CE)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Seevali</b> was the second known female monarch within Sri Lankan history and succeeded her brother <a href="/wiki/Chulabhaya_of_Anuradhapura" class="mw-redirect" title="Chulabhaya of Anuradhapura">Chulabhaya</a>. She ruled the country only for about 4 months in the year <a href="/wiki/35_CE" class="mw-redirect" title="35 CE">35 CE</a> and was overthrown and succeeded by her nephew <a href="/wiki/Ilanaga_of_Anuradhapura" class="mw-redirect" title="Ilanaga of Anuradhapura">Ilanaga</a>, presumably the son of her brother Chulabhaya, after an interregnum of 3 years.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She was also from the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Vijaya" title="House of Vijaya">House of Vijaya</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Polonnaruwa_kingdom">Polonnaruwa kingdom</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Sinhalese_female_monarchs&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Polonnaruwa kingdom"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lilavati_of_Polonnaruwa_(1197–1200,_1209–1210,_1211–1212)"><span id="Lilavati_of_Polonnaruwa_.281197.E2.80.931200.2C_1209.E2.80.931210.2C_1211.E2.80.931212.29"></span><a href="/wiki/Lilavati_of_Polonnaruwa" class="mw-redirect" title="Lilavati of Polonnaruwa">Lilavati of Polonnaruwa</a> (1197–1200, 1209–1210, 1211–1212)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Sinhalese_female_monarchs&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Lilavati of Polonnaruwa (1197–1200, 1209–1210, 1211–1212)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Lilavati</b> was the fourth woman in Sri Lankan history to rule as sovereign in her own right. Lilavati rose to prominence as the wife of king <a href="/wiki/Parakramabahu_I" title="Parakramabahu I">Parakramabahu I</a>. Being of royal descent herself, she then ruled as sole monarch on three occasions in the near-anarchy following Parakramabahu's death, with the backing of various generals. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kalyanavati_of_Polonnaruwa_(1202_–_1208)"><span id="Kalyanavati_of_Polonnaruwa_.281202_.E2.80.93_1208.29"></span><a href="/wiki/Kalyanavati_of_Polonnaruwa" class="mw-redirect" title="Kalyanavati of Polonnaruwa">Kalyanavati of Polonnaruwa</a> (1202 – 1208)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Sinhalese_female_monarchs&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Kalyanavati of Polonnaruwa (1202 – 1208)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Kalyanavati</b> was the second female monarch to rule the Polonnaruwa kingdom. A member of the House of Kalinga, she was the widow of king <a href="/wiki/Nissanka_Malla_of_Polonnaruwa" class="mw-redirect" title="Nissanka Malla of Polonnaruwa">Nissanka Malla</a>. In 1202, the chief of the army, Ayasmanta, deposed king <a href="/wiki/Sahassa_Malla_of_Polonnaruwa" class="mw-redirect" title="Sahassa Malla of Polonnaruwa">Sahassa Malla</a>, and placed queen Kalyanavati on the throne as his successor.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Her reign was described as a peaceful one. Ayasmanta managed most of the affairs of state in her place, Queen Kalyanavati is known to have founded religious monuments, most notably the vihara at Pannasalaka.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>She was succeeded by king <a href="/wiki/Dharmasoka_of_Polonnaruwa" class="mw-redirect" title="Dharmasoka of Polonnaruwa">Dharmasoka</a>, who was only three months old at the time of his ascension. It is unknown how her reign ended, but it is assumed that she was deposed. The reign of Ayasmanta continued, however, since he continued to serve as <a href="/wiki/Regent" title="Regent">regent</a> during the reign of Dharmasoka.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Others">Others</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Sinhalese_female_monarchs&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Others"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dona_Catherina_of_Kandy" class="mw-redirect" title="Dona Catherina of Kandy">Dona Catherina of Kandy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sugala_of_Ruhuna" class="mw-redirect" title="Sugala of Ruhuna">Sugala of Ruhuna</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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BCE)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Upatissa_(regent)" title="Upatissa (regent)">Upatissa</a></i> (505 BCE–504 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" 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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="♀" 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/Kutakanna_Tissa" title="Kutakanna Tissa">Kutakanna Tissa</a> (42–20 BCE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhatikabhaya_Abhaya" title="Bhatikabhaya Abhaya">Bhatikabhaya Abhaya</a> (20 BCE–9 CE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahadathika_Mahanaga" title="Mahadathika Mahanaga">Mahadathika Mahanaga</a> (9–21)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amandagamani_Abhaya" title="Amandagamani Abhaya">Amandagamani Abhaya</a> (21–30)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanirajanu_Tissa" title="Kanirajanu Tissa">Kanirajanu 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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href="/wiki/Vimaladharmasuriya_I" title="Vimaladharmasuriya I">Vimaladharmasuriya I</a> (1592–1604)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Senarat" class="mw-redirect" title="Senarat">Senarat</a> (1604–1635)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajasinha_II" title="Rajasinha II">Rajasinha II</a> (1635–1687)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vimaladharmasuriya_II" title="Vimaladharmasuriya II">Vimaladharmasuriya II</a> (1687–1707)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vira_Narendra_Sinha" title="Vira Narendra Sinha">Vira Narendra Sinha</a> (1707–1739)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Vijaya_Rajasinha" title="Sri Vijaya Rajasinha">Sri Vijaya Rajasinha</a> (1739–1747)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirti_Sri_Rajasinha" title="Kirti Sri Rajasinha">Kirti Sri Rajasinha</a> (1747–1782)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Rajadhi_Rajasinha" title="Sri Rajadhi Rajasinha">Sri Rajadhi Rajasinha</a> (1782–1798)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Vikrama_Rajasinha" title="Sri Vikrama Rajasinha">Sri Vikrama Rajasinha</a> (1798–1815)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td 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