List of Jaffna monarchs

The following is a list of monarchs of the Jaffna kingdom from 1215 with the invasion of Kalinga Magha to the Portuguese conquest of Jaffna Kingdom under Cankili II 1619.

House of Kalinga (India) (1215–1255)

Portrait	Name	Birth	Death	King From	King Until	Relationship with Predecessor(s)
	Kalinga Magha	-	-	1215	1255	He was prince of Kalinga. Kalinga Magha’s relatives of Ramanathapuram administered the famous Ramanathaswamy Temple in Tamil Nadu.

Main article: Tambralinga

Portrait	Name	Birth	Death	King From	King Until	Relationship with Predecessor(s)
	Chandrabhanu	-	1270	1255	1262	Invader

Name	Birth	Death	King From	King Until	Relationship with Predecessor(s)
Kulasekara Cinkaiariyan	-	1284	1262	1284	Son of Cekaracacekaran I
Kulotunga Cinkaiariyan	-	-	1284	1292	Son of Kulasekara Pararacacekaran I
Vickrama Cinkaiariyan	-	-	1292	1302	Son of Kulottunga Cekaracacekaran II
Varodaya Cinkaiariyan	-	1325	1302	1325	Son of Vikkrama Pararacacekaran II
Martanda Cinkaiariyan	-	1348	1325	1348	Son of Varotaya Cekaracacekaran III
Gunabhooshana Cinkaiariyan	-	-	1347	1371	Son of Marttanta Pararacacekaran III
Virodaya Cinkaiariyan	-	-	1371	1380	Son of Kunapusana Cekaracacekaran IV
Jeyaveera Cinkaiariyan	-	1410	1380	1410	Son of Virotaya Pararacacekaran IV
Gunaveera Cinkaiariyan	-	-	1410	1440	Son of Jeyavira Cekaracacekaran V
Kanakasooriya Cinkaiariyan	-	1478	1440	1450	Son of Kunavira Pararacacekaran V

Portrait	Name	Birth	Death	King From	King Until	Relationship with Predecessor(s)
	Bhuvanekabahu VI (aka Sapumal Kumaraya)	-	1480	1450	1467

Name	Birth	Death	King From	King Until	Relationship with Predecessor(s)
Kanakasooriya Cinkaiariyan (restored)	-	1478	1467	1478
Singai Pararasasegaram	-	1519	1478	1519	Son of Cekaracacekaran V
Cankili I	-	1565	1519	1561	Son of Singai Pararacacekaran VI
Puviraja Pandaram	-	1591	1561	1565	Son of Cekaracacekaran VI
Kasi Nayinar Pararacacekaran	-	1570	1565	1570
Periyapillai	-	1582	1565	1582
Puviraja Pandaram (restored)	-	1591	1582	1591
Ethirimana Cinkam	-	1617	1591	1617	Son of Pararacacekaran VII
Cankili II	-	1619	1617	1619	Nephew of Pararacacekaran VIII Grandson of Pararacacekaran VII Son/grandson of Cekaracacekaran VIII

Portrait	Name	Birth	Death	King From	King Until	Relationship with Predecessor(s)
	Don Constantine	-	-	1619	1624

Monarchs of the Jaffna kingdom

Eastern Ganga dynasty (1215–55)	Kalinga Magha

Tambralinga (1255–62)	Chandrabhanu

Aryacakravarti dynasty (1262–1450)	Kulasekara Cinkaiariyan (1262–84) Kulotunga Cinkaiariyan (1284–92) Vickrama Cinkaiariyan (1292–1302) Varodaya Cinkaiariyan (1302–25) Martanda Cinkaiariyan (1325–47) Gunabhooshana Cinkaiariyan (1347–?) Virodaya Cinkaiariyan (?–1380) Jeyaveera Cinkaiariyan (1380–1410) Gunaveera Cinkaiariyan (1410–40) Kanakasooriya Cinkaiariyan (1440–50)

House of Siri Sanga Bo (1450–67)	Bhuvanekabahu VI

Aryacakravarti dynasty (1467–1619)	Kanakasooriya Cinkaiariyan (1467–78) Singai Pararasasegaram (1478–1519) Cankili I (1519–61) Puviraja Pandaram (1561–1665) Periyapillai (1565–82) Puviraja Pandaram (1582–91) Ethirimana Cinkam (1591–1616) Cankili II (1617–19)

Portuguese puppet (1619–24)	Don Constantine (1619–24)

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