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The monarchs of Sri Lanka, [N 1] also referred to as the Sinhalese monarchy, were the heads of state and rulers of the Sinhala Kingdoms located in present-day Sri Lanka, from 543 BCE (according to chronicles) until its abolition in 1815 CE.
The origins of the early Sinhalese kings are the settlement of North Indian Indo-Aryan immigrants to the island of Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan historian Senarath Paranavithana suggests, and according to the story in the Divyavadana, the immigrants were probably not led by a scion of a royal house in India, as told in the romantic legend, but rather ...
විකිපීඩියා වෙතින්. මහාවංශයට අනුව ලක්දිව පළමු රාජධානිය ස්ථාපිත කරන ලද්දේ ක්රි.පූ. 543දී විජය කුමරුන් විසින් තම්බපණ්ණි රාජධානිය පිහිටුවීමත් සමගයි. විවිධ වෙනස්කම් වෙමින් වසර දහස් ගණනක් පැවත් එය ක්රි.ව. 1815 දී ශ්රී වික්රම රාජසිංහ රජුගේ රජ සමයනේ අවසන් විය.
The Sinhalese Monarchy was established in 543 BC with Prince Vijaya founding the Kingdom of Tambapanni and ended with Sri Vickrama Rajasinghe of Kandy in 1815 with the signing of the Kandyan Convention. This is a list of all those who have reigned, in each of the successive Sinhala Kingdoms. [1]
Known as the “Prince of Kundasale” due to his residence at the Dumbara-Kundasale palace, Narendrasinghe’s reign was a pivotal chapter in the history of the Kandyan Kingdom, setting the stage for its eventual decline and the rise of Nayak influence. Background and Rise to Prominence
During this period, Sinhalese involvement with southern India was even closer. Sinhalese kings were drawn into the dynastic battles between the Pandyas, Pallavas, and Colas. Invasions from south India to Sri Lanka and retaliatory raids were a recurrent phenomenon.
1 maj 2019 · 1 Citations. Abstract. This chapter provides an account of Sri Lanka’s history, beginning with an outlining of the migration of Tamils and Sinhala from India to Sri Lanka and the establishment of the kingdoms in the country.
