The Sinhalese monarchy was established in 543 BC with Prince Vijaya founding the Kingdom of Thambapanni and ended with Sri Vickrama Rajasinghe of Kandy in 1815. This is a list of all those who have reigned in each of the successive Sinhala Kingdoms. This list is based on the traditional list of Sinhalese Monarchs as recorded in the chronicles of the island, Dipavamsa, Mahavamsa, Culavamsa and Rajawaliya. This list contains all sinhalese and foreign rulers who have ruled.
List of Kingdoms
- Kingdom of Thambapanni (543-505 BC)
- House of Vijaya (543-505 BC)
- Kingdom of Upatissa Nuwara (505-377 BC)
- House of Vijaya (505-377 BC)
- Anuradhapura Kingdom (377 BC-1017 AD)
- House of Vijaya (377–237 BC)
- Sena and Guttika (237–215 BC)
- House of Vijaya (215–205 BC)
- Elara (205–161 BC)
- House of Vijaya (161–103 BC)
- The Five Dravidans (103–89 BC)
- House of Vijaya (89 BC – 66 AD)
- House of Lambakanna I (66–436 AD)
- The Six Dravidians (436–463 AD)
- House of Moriya (463–691 AD)
- House of Lambakanna II (691–1017 AD)
- Chola-occupied Anuradhapura (1017–1070)
- Chola Dynasty (1017–1070)
- Kingdom of Polonnaruwa (1056–1236)
- House of Vijayabahu (1056–1187)
- House of Kalinga (1187–1197)
- House of Vijayabahu, restored (1197–1200)
- House of Kalinga, restored (1200–1209)
- House of Vijayabahu, restored (1209–1210)
- Lokissara (1210–1211)
- House of Vijayabahu, restored (1211–1212)
- Pandyan dynasty (1212–1215)
- Eastern Ganga dynasty (1215–1236)
- Kingdom of Dambadeniya (1220–1345)
- House of Siri Sanga Bo (1220–1345)
- Kingdom of Gampola (1345–1412)
- House of Siri Sanga Bo (1345–1412)
- Kingdom of Kotte (1412–1597)
- House of Siri Sanga Bo (1412–1597)
- Kingdom of Sitawaka (1521–1593)
- House of Siri Sanga Bo (1521–1593)
- Kingdom of Kandy (1590–1815)
- House of Dinajara (1590–1739)
- House of Kandy Nayakar (1739–1815)
Rulers of the Kingdoms and Duration
- Kingdom of Thambapanni
- Vijaya
- Kingdom of Upatissa Nuwara
- Upatissa (505-504 BC)
- Panduvasdeva (504 – 474 BC)
- Abhaya (474 – 454 BC)
- Tissa (454 – 437 BC)
- Pandukabhaya (437 – 377 BC)
- Anuradhapura Kingdom
- House of Vijaya
- Pandukabhaya (377 – 367 BC)
- Mutasiva (367 – 307 BC)
- Devanampiya Tissa (307 – 267 BC)
- Uttiya (267 – 257 BC)
- Mahasiva (257 – 247 BC)
- Suratissa (247 – 237 BC)
- Sena and Guttika
- Sena and Guttika (237 – 215 BC)
- House of Vijaya
- Asela (215 – 205 BC)
- Elara
- Elara (205 – 161 BC)
- House of Vijaya
- Dutthagamani Abhaya (Dutugemunu) (161 – 137 BC)
- Saddha Tissa (137 – 119 BC)
- Thulatthana (Tulna) (119 – 119 BC)
- Lanja Tissa (119 – 109 BC)
- Khallata Naga (Kalunna) (109 – 104 BC)
- Vattagamani Abhaya (Valagambahu I/ Walagamba) (104 – 103 BC)
- The Five Dravidans
- Pulahatta (103 – 100 BC)
- Bahiya (100 – 98 BC)
- Panya Mara (98 – 91 BC)
- Pilaya Mara (91 – 90 BC)
- Dathika (90 – 88 BC)
- House of Vijaya
- Vattagamani Abhaya (Valagambahu I/ Walagamba) (89 -76 BC)
- Mahakuli Mahatissa (Maha Cula Maha Tissa) (76 – 62 BC)
- Chora Naga (Mahanaga) (62 – 50 BC)
- Kuda Tissa (50 – 47 BC)
- Siva I (47 – 47 BC)
- Vatuka (47 – 47 BC)
- Darubhatika Tissa (47 – 47 BC)
- Niliya (47 – 47 BC)
- Anula (47 – 42 BC)
- Kutakanna Tissa (42 – 20 BC)
- Bhatikabhaya Abhaya (20 BC – 9 AD)
- Mahadathika Mahanaga (9 – 21 AD)
- Amandagamani Abhaya (21 -30 AD)
- Kanirajanu Tissa (30 -33 AD)
- Chulabhaya (33 – 35 AD)
- Sivali (35 – 35 AD)
- Interregnum (35 – 38 AD)
- Illanaga (Elunna) (38 – 44 AD)
- Chandamukha (44 – 52 AD)
- Yassalalaka (52 – 60 AD)
- Subharaja (Subha) (60 – 66 AD)
- House of Lambakanna I
- Vasabha (66 – 110)
- Vankanasika Tissa (110 – 113)
- Gajabahu I (113 – 135)
- Mahallaka Naga (135 – 141)
- Bhatika Tissa (141 – 165)
- Kanittha Tissa (165 – 193)
- Cula Naga (Khujjanaga) (193 – 195)
- Kuda Naga (Kuchanaga) (195 – 196)
- Siri Naga I (195 – 215)
- Voharika Tissa (Vira Tissa/ Voharikathissa) (215 – 237)
- Abhaya Naga (237 – 245)
- Siri Naga II (245 – 247)
- Vijaya Kumara (247 – 248)
- Sangha Tissa (248 – 252)
- Siri Sangha Bodhi I (Siri Sangabo) (252 – 254)
- Gothabhaya (254 – 267)
- Jettha Tissa I (Detuthis I) (267 – 277)
- Mahasena (277 – 304)
- Sirimeghavanna (304 – 332)
- Jettha Tissa II (332 – 341)
- Buddhadasa (341 – 370)
- Upatissa I (370 – 412)
- Mahanama (412 – 434)
- Soththisena (434 – 434)
- Chattagahaka (Chhattagahaka) (434 – 435)
- Mittasena (435 – 436)
- The Six Dravidians
- Pandu (436 – 441)
- Parindu (441 – 441)
- Khudda Parinda (441 – 447)
- Tiritara (447 – 447)
- Dathiya (447 – 450)
- Pithiya (450 – 452)
- House of Moriya
- Dhatusena (463 – 479)
- Kashyapa I (479 – 497)
- Moggallana I (497 – 515)
- Kumara Dhatusena (515 – 524)
- Kittisena (524 – 524)
- Siva II (524 – 525)
- Upatissa II (525 – 526)
- Silakala Ambosamanera (526 – 539)
- Dathappabhuti (539 – 540)
- Moggallana II (540 – 560)
- Kittisiri Meghavanna (560 – 561)
- Maha Naga (561 – 564)
- Aggabodhi I (564 – 598)
- Aggabodhi II (598 – 608)
- Sangha Tissa II (608 – 608)
- Moggallana III (608 – 614)
- Silameghavanna (614 – 623)
- Aggabodhi III (623 – 623)
- Jettha Tissa III (623 – 624)
- Aggabodhi III (624 – 640)
- Dathopa Tissa I (Hatthadpatha) (640 – 652)
- Kassapa II (652 – 661)
- Dappula I (661 – 664)
- Dathopa Tissa II (664 – 673)
- Aggabodhi IV (673 – 689)
- Unhanagara Hatthadatha (691 – 691)
- House of Lambakanna II
- House of Vijaya
Ceylon Monarchs 