List of Sinhalese monarchs by length of reign explained

This is the List of Sri Lankan monarchs by reign, sorted chronologically and by length of reign.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

		Name	Kingdom	House	Reign		Duration
1	1	Vijaya	Tambapanni	Vijaya	543 BC	505 BC	13,870	Years
2	2	Upatissa	Upatissanuwara	Vijaya	505 BC	504 BC	365	Year
3	3	Panduvasudeva	Upatissanuwara	Vijaya	504 BC	474 BC	10,950	Years
4	4	Abhaya	Upatissanuwara	Vijaya	474 BC	454 BC	7,300	Years
5		Tissa (regent)	Upatissanuwara	Vijaya	454 BC	437 BC	6,205	Years
6	5	Pandukabhaya	Anuradhapura	Vijaya	437 BC	367 BC	25,550	Years
7	6	Mutasiva	Anuradhapura	Vijaya	367 BC	307 BC	21,900	Years
8	7	Devanampiya Tissa	Anuradhapura	Vijaya	307 BC	267 BC	14,600	Years
9	8	Uttiya	Anuradhapura	Vijaya	267 BC	257 BC	3,650	Years
10	9	Mahasiva	Anuradhapura	Vijaya	257 BC	247 BC	3,650	Years
11	10	Suratissa (Swarnapinda Tissa)	Anuradhapura	Vijaya	247 BC	237 BC	3,650	Years
12	11	Sena and Guttika	Anuradhapura		237 BC	215 BC	8,030	Years
13	12	Asela	Anuradhapura	Vijaya	215 BC	205 BC	3,650	Years
14	13	Elara	Anuradhapura	Chola dynasty	205 BC	161 BC	16,060	Years
15-19
20	14	Dutugamunu (Duttagamini / Duttagamini Abaya)	Anuradhapura	Vijaya	161 BC	137 BC	8,760	Years
21	15	Saddha Tissa	Anuradhapura	Vijaya	137 BC	119 BC	6,570	Years
22	16	Thulatthana	Anuradhapura	Vijaya	119 BC	119 BC	30	1 Month
23	17	Lajji Tissa	Anuradhapura	Vijaya	119 BC	109 BC	3,525	9 Y, 8 M
24	18	Khallata Naga	Anuradhapura	Vijaya	109 BC	104 BC	2,190	Years
25	19	Valagamba (Vattagamini Abaya)	Anuradhapura	Vijaya	104 BC	103 BC	150	5 Months
26	20	Pulahatta	Anuradhapura	5 Dravidians	103 BC	100 BC	1,095	Years
27	21	Bahiya	Anuradhapura	5 Dravidians	100 BC	98 BC	730	Years
28	22	Panya Mara	Anuradhapura	5 Dravidians	98 BC	91 BC	2,555	Years
29	23	Pilaya Mara	Anuradhapura	5 Dravidians	91 BC	90 BC	210	7 Months
30	24	Dathiya	Anuradhapura	5 Dravidians	90 BC	88 BC	730	Years
31	25	Valagamba (Vattagamini Abaya)	Anuradhapura	Vijaya	89 BC	76 BC	4,380	Years
32	26	Mahasilu Mahathis (Mahachulika Tissa)	Anuradhapura	Vijaya	76 BC	62 BC	5,110	Years
33	27	Chora Naga	Anuradhapura	Vijaya	62 BC	50 BC	4,380	Years
34	28	Kuda Tissa	Anuradhapura	Vijaya	50 BC	47 BC	1,095	Years
35		Siva I (Anula's consort 1)	Anuradhapura		47 BC	46 BC	425	1 Y, 2 M
36		Vatuka (Anula's consort 2)	Anuradhapura		46 BC	45 BC	425	1 Y, 2 M
37		Dara Ketithis (Anula's consort 3)	Anuradhapura		45 BC	44 BC	395	1 Y, 1 M
38		Niiliya (Anula's consort 4)	Anuradhapura		44 BC	43 BC	180	6 Months
39	29	Anula	Anuradhapura	Vijaya	43 BC	42 BC	120	4 Months
40	30	Kutakantha Tissa (Makalan Tissa)	Anuradhapura	Vijaya	42 BC	20 BC	8,030	Years
41	31	Bhatikabhaya	Anuradhapura	Vijaya	20 BC	9 AD	10,220	Years
42	32	Mahadathika Mahanaga (Mahadeliyamana)	Anuradhapura	Vijaya	9	21	4,380	Years
43	33	Aamanda Gamani	Anuradhapura	Vijaya	21	30	3,525	9 Y, 8 M
44	34	Kaniirajanu Tissa	Anuradhapura	Vijaya	30	33	1,095	Years
45	35	Chulabhaya Tissa	Anuradhapura	Vijaya	34	35	365	Year
46	36	Sivali	Anuradhapura	Vijaya	35	35	120	4 Months
47	37	Ilanaga	Anuradhapura	Vijaya	38	44	3,285	Years
48	38	Chandramukha Siva (Sandhamuhunu)	Anuradhapura	Vijaya	44	52	2,920	Years
49	39	Yasalaalaka Tissa	Anuradhapura	Vijaya	52	60	2,825	7 Y, 9 M
50	40	Subha	Anuradhapura	Vijaya	60	66	2,190	Years
51	41	Vasabha	Anuradhapura	Lambakanna I	66	110	16,060	Years
52	42	Vankanaasika Tissa	Anuradhapura	Lambakanna I	110	113	1,095	Years
53	43	Gajabahu I (Gajaba Gemunu)	Anuradhapura	Lambakanna I	113	135	8,030	Years
54	44	Mahallaka Naga	Anuradhapura	Lambakanna I	135	141	2,190	Years
55	45	Bhatiya Tissa	Anuradhapura	Lambakanna I	141	165	8,760	Years
56	46	Kanittha Tissa	Anuradhapura	Lambakanna I	165	193	10,220	Years
57	47	Chula Naga (Sulunaa)	Anuradhapura	Lambakanna I	193	195	730	Years
58	48	Kuncha Naga	Anuradhapura	Lambakanna I	195	196	365	Year
59	49	Siri Naga I	Anuradhapura	Lambakanna I	196	215	6,935	Years
60	50	Vohara Tissa	Anuradhapura	Lambakanna I	215	237	8,030	Years
61	51	Abhaya Naga	Anuradhapura	Lambakanna I	237	245	2,920	Years
62	52	Siri Naga II	Anuradhapura	Lambakanna I	245	247	730	Years
63	53	Vijaya Kumara (Vijayindu)	Anuradhapura	Lambakanna I	247	248	365	Year
64	54	Sri Sangha Tissa I	Anuradhapura	Lambakanna I	248	252	1,460	Years
65	55	Sri Sangha Bodhi I (Sirisanghabodhi)	Anuradhapura	Lambakanna I	252	254	730	Years
66	56	Gotabhaya	Anuradhapura	Lambakanna I	254	267	4,745	Years
67	57	Jettha Tissa I (Detuthis)	Anuradhapura	Lambakanna I	267	276	3,650	Years
68	58	Mahasen	Anuradhapura	Lambakanna I	276	302	9,855	Years
69	59	Kithsirimewan	Anuradhapura	Lambakanna I	302	330	10,220	Years
70	60	Jettha Tissa II	Anuradhapura	Lambakanna I	330	339	3,285	Years
71	61	Buddhadasa	Anuradhapura	Lambakanna I	339	368	10,585	Years
72	62	Upatissa II	Anuradhapura	Lambakanna I	368	410	15,330	Years
73	63	Mahanama	Anuradhapura	Lambakanna I	410	432	8,030	Years
74	64	Soththisena	Anuradhapura	Lambakanna I	432	432	1	1 Day
75	65	Chattagahaka Janthu	Anuradhapura	Lambakanna I	432	433	365	Year
76	66	Mittasena	Anuradhapura	Lambakanna I	433	434	365	Year
77	67	Pandu	Anuradhapura	6 Dravidians	434	438	1,825	Years
78	68	Prinda	Anuradhapura	6 Dravidians	438	441	1,095	Years
79	69	Malkudaparinda	Anuradhapura	6 Dravidians	442	458	5,840	Years
80	70	Tiritara	Anuradhapura	6 Dravidians	458	458	60	2 Months
81	71	Dathiya	Anuradhapura	6 Dravidians	458	460	1,095	Years
82	72	Pithiya	Anuradhapura	6 Dravidians	460	461	210	7 Months
83	73	Dhatusena	Anuradhapura	Moriya	461	479	6,570	Years
84	74	Kashyapa I	Sigiriya	Moriya	479	497	6,570	Years
85	75	Mugalan I	Anuradhapura	Moriya	497	515	6,570	Years
86	76	Kumaradasa (Kumara Dhatusena)	Anuradhapura	Moriya	515	524	3,285	Years
87	77	Keerthisena	Anuradhapura	Moriya	524	525	270	9 Months
88	78	Siva II	Anuradhapura	Moriya	525	525	25	25 Days
89	79	Upatissa III	Anuradhapura	Moriya	525	526	545	1 Y, 6 M
90	80	Silakala (Silakala-Ambaheranasalamevan)	Anuradhapura	Moriya	526	539	4,745	Years
91	81	Dathappabhuti	Anuradhapura	Moriya	539	540	180	6 Months
92	82	Mugalan II	Anuradhapura	Moriya	540	560	7,300	Years
93	83	Keerthi Sri Meghavarna	Anuradhapura	Moriya	560	561	19	19 Days
94	84	Maha Naga	Anuradhapura	Moriya	561	564	1,095	Years
95	85	Agbo I (Aggabodhi I)	Anuradhapura	Moriya	564	598	12,410	Years
96	86	Agbo II	Anuradhapura	Moriya	598	608	3,650	Years
97	87	Sangha Tissa II	Anuradhapura	Moriya	608	608	60	2 Months
98	88	Mugalan III (Dala-Mugalan)	Anuradhapura	Moriya	608	614	2,190	Years
99	89	Shilameghavarna (Asigrahaka)	Anuradhapura	Moriya	614	623	3,285	Years
100	90	Agbo III	Anuradhapura	Moriya	623	623	180	6 Months
101	91	Jettha Tissa III	Anuradhapura	Moriya	623	624	150	5 Months
102	92	Agbo III	Anuradhapura	Moriya	624	640	5,840	Years
103	93	Dathopa Tissa I	Anuradhapura	Moriya	640	652	4,380	Years
104	94	Kashyapa II	Anuradhapura	Moriya	652	661	3,285	Years
105	95	Dappula I	Anuradhapura & Ruhuna	Moriya	661	664	1,095	Years
106	96	Dathopa Tissa II (Haththadata)	Anuradhapura	Moriya	664	673	3,285	Years
107	97	Agbo IV	Anuradhapura & Polonnaruwa	Moriya	673	689	5,840	Years
108	98	Danapitiye Datta	Anuradhapura	Moriya	689	691	730	Years
109	99	Haththadata II (Hunnaru-Haththadata)	Anuradhapura	Moriya	691	691	180	6 Months
110	100	Maanavamma	Anuradhapura	Lambakanna II	691	726	12,775	Years
111	101	Agbo V	Anuradhapura	Lambakanna II	726	732	2,190	Years
112	102	Kashyapa III	Anuradhapura	Lambakanna II	732	738	2,190	Years
113	103	Mihindu I (Mihindu Aadipada)	Anuradhapura	Lambakanna II	738	741	1,095	Years
114	104	Agbo VI (Salamevan)	Anuradhapura	Lambakanna II	741	781	14,600	Years
115	105	Agbo VII	Polonnaruwa	Lambakanna II	781	787	2,190	Years
116	106	Mihindu II	Anuradhapura	Lambakanna II	787	807	7,300	Years
117	107	Dappula II	Anuradhapura	Lambakanna II	807	812	1,825	Years
118	108	Mihindu III	Anuradhapura	Lambakanna II	812	816	1,460	Years
119	109	Agbo VIII	Anuradhapura	Lambakanna II	816	827	4,015	Years
120	110	Dappula III	Beraminipaya	Lambakanna II	827	843	5,840	Years
121	111	Agbo IX	Anuradhapura	Lambakanna II	843	846	1,095	Years
122	112	Sena I (Silameghasena)	Anuradhapura	Lambakanna II	846	866	7,300	Years
123	113	Sena II	Anuradhapura	Lambakanna II	866	901	12,775	Years
124	114	Udaya I	Anuradhapura	Lambakanna II	901	912	4,015	Years
125	115	Kashyapa IV	Anuradhapura	Lambakanna II	912	929	6,205	Years
126	116	Kashyapa V	Anuradhapura	Lambakanna II	929	939	3,650	Years
127	117	Dappula IV	Anuradhapura	Lambakanna II	939	940	210	7 Months
128	118	Dappula V	Anuradhapura	Lambakanna II	940	952	4,380	Years
129	119	Udaya II	Anuradhapura	Lambakanna II	952	955	1,095	Years
130	120	Sena III	Anuradhapura	Lambakanna II	955	964	3,285	Years
131	121	Udaya III	Anuradhapura	Lambakanna II	964	972	2,920	Years
132	122	Sena IV	Anuradhapura	Lambakanna II	972	975	1,095	Years
133	123	Mihindu IV	Anuradhapura	Lambakanna II	975	991	5,840	Years
134	124	Sena V	Anuradhapura	Lambakanna II	991	1001	3,650	Years
135	125	Mihindu V	Anuradhapura &	Lambakanna II	1001	1017	5,840	Years
136-144
145	126	Vijayabahu I (Maha Vijayabahu)	Polonnaruwa	Vijayabahu	1055	1111	20,075	Years
146	127	Jayabahu I	Polonnaruwa	Vijayabahu	1110	1111	365	Year
147	128	Vikramabahu I	Polonnaruwa	Vijayabahu	1111	1132	7,665	Years
148	129	Gajabahu II	Polonnaruwa	Vijayabahu	1132	1153	8,030	Years
149-151
152	130	Parakramabahu I (Maha Parakramabahu)	Polonnaruwa	Vijayabahu	1153	1186	12,045	Years
153	131	Vijayabahu II	Polonnaruwa	Vijayabahu	1186	1187	365	Year
154	132	Mihindu VI	Polonnaruwa	Vijayabahu	1187	1187	5	5 Days
155	133	Nissanka Malla (Keerthi Nissanka)	Polonnaruwa	Kalinga	1187	1196	3,285	Years
156	134	Vira Bahu I	Polonnaruwa	Kalinga	1196	1196	1	1 Day
157	135	Vikramabahu II	Polonnaruwa	Kalinga	1196	1196	90	3 Months
158	136	Chodaganga	Polonnaruwa	Kalinga	1196	1197	270	9 Months
159	137	Lilavati	Polonnaruwa	Vijayabahu	1197	1200	1,095	Years
160	138	Sahassa Malla	Polonnaruwa	Kalinga	1200	1202	730	Years
161	139	Kalyanavati	Polonnaruwa	Kalinga	1202	1208	2,190	Years
162	140	Dharmasoka	Polonnaruwa	Kalinga	1208	1209	365	Year
163	141	Anikanga	Polonnaruwa	Kalinga	1209	1209	17	17 Days
164	142	Lilavati	Polonnaruwa	Vijayabahu	1209	1210	365	Year
165	143	Lokeshwara	Polonnaruwa		1210	1211	270	9 Months
166	144	Lilavati	Polonnaruwa	Vijayabahu	1211	1212	210	7 Months
167	145	Parakrama Pandyan II	Polonnaruwa	Pandyan Dynasty	1212	1215	1,095	Years
168	146	Kalinga Magha	Polonnaruwa	Kalinga	1215	1236	7,665	Years
169-171
172	147	Vijayabahu III	Dambadeniya	Siri Sanga Bo	1232	1236	1,460	Years
173	148	Parakramabahu II (Kalikala Sahithya Sarwakgna Panditha)	Dambadeniya	Siri Sanga Bo	1236	1270	12,775	Years
174	149	Vijayabahu IV (Bosath Vijayabahu)	Dambadeniya	Siri Sanga Bo	1271	1272	730	Years
175	150	Buvanekabahu I	Dambadeniya & Yapahuwa	Siri Sanga Bo	1272	1284	4,380	Years
176	151	Parakramabahu III	Polonnaruwa	Siri Sanga Bo	1287	1292	1,825	Years
177	152	Buvanekabahu II (Srinivasa B'bahu)	Yapahuwa & Kurunegala	Siri Sanga Bo	1292	1302	3,285	Years
178	153	Parakramabahu IV (Panditha P'bahu)	Kurunegala	Siri Sanga Bo	1302	1326	8,760	Years
179	154	Buvanekabahu III (Vanni Buvanekabahu)		Siri Sanga Bo	1326	?
180	155	Vijayabahu V (Saulu Vijayabahu)		Siri Sanga Bo	?	1347
181	156	Buvanekabahu IV	Gampola	Siri Sanga Bo	1347	1351	1,460	Years
182	157	Parakramabahu V	Gampola	Siri Sanga Bo	1351	1359	3,285	Years
183	158	Vikramabahu III	Gampola	Siri Sanga Bo	1360	1374	5,110	Years
184	159	Buvanekabahu V	Gampola	Siri Sanga Bo	1372	1391	7,300	Years
185	160	Vira Bahu II	Gampola	Siri Sanga Bo	1391	1409	6,935	Years
186-188
189	161	Sri Parakramabahu VI	Kotte	Siri Sanga Bo	1415	1467	18,980	Years
190	162	Jayabahu II	Kotte	Siri Sanga Bo	1467	1469	730	Years
191	163	Buvanekabahu VI (Sapumal)	Kotte	Siri Sanga Bo	1469	1480	4,015	Years
192	164	Parakramabahu VII	Kotte	Siri Sanga Bo	1480	1484	1,460	Years
193	165	Weera Parakramabahu VIII (Ambuluwa)	Kotte	Siri Sanga Bo	1484	1509	9,125	Years
194	166	Dharma Parakramabahu IX	Kotte	Siri Sanga Bo	1509	1518	3,285	Years
195	167	Vijayabahu VI	Kotte	Siri Sanga Bo	1518	1521	1,460	Years
196-201
202	168	Buvanekabahu VII	Kotte	Siri Sanga Bo	1521	1551	10,950	Years
203	169	Don Juan Dharmapala	Kotte	Siri Sanga Bo	1551	1581	11,315	Years
204	170	Rajasinha I (Sitawaka Rajasinha / Prince Tikiri)	Sitawaka	Siri Sanga Bo	1581	1592	4,015	Years
205	171	Vimaladharmasuriya I (Konappu Bandara)	Kandy	Dinajara	1592	1604	4,380	Years
206	172	Senarath	Kandy	Dinajara	1604	1634	11,315	Years
207	173	Rajasinha II (Devarajasinghe / Deva Astana)	Kandy	Dinajara	1634	1684	18,250	Years
208	174	Vimaladharmasurya II	Kandy	Dinajara	1684	1707	8,395	Years
209	175	Vira Parakrama Narendra Singha	Kandy	Dinajara	1707	1739	11,680	Years
210	176	Sri Vijaya Rajasinha	Kandy	Nayaks	1739	1747	2,920	Years
211	177	Kirti Sri Rajasinha	Kandy	Nayaks	1747	1782	13,140	Years
212	178	Rajadhi Rajasinha	Kandy	Nayaks	1782	1798	5,840	Years
213	179	Sri Vikrama Rajasinha	Kandy	Nayaks	1798	1815	6,205	Years

See also

• List of longest-reigning monarchs
• List of shortest-reigning monarchs
• Lists of state leaders
• Records of heads of state

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mahavamsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka (covering the period 6th century BCE to 1815 CE). 2023. UNESCO.
2. Book: Geiger (Tr), Wilhelm. The Mahawamsa or Great Chronicle of Ceylon. Oxford University Press (for the Pali Text Society). 1912. Oxford. 300. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081030142737/http://lakdiva.org/culavamsa/vol_0.html. 2008-10-30.
3. Book: Rohanadeera, Prof. Mendis . ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ ඉතිහාසය (part II) . 1995 . Colombo . Educational Publications Department of Sri Lanka .
4. Book: Senaratne, P.M. . Sri Lankawe Rajawaru. 2003 . Colombo . M.D.Gunasena Publishers . 955-21-1052-1.
5. Book: Dassanayaka, Sumanasiri . Polonnaru Yugaya. 2004 . Colombo . Wasana Book Publishers . 955-8963-73-9.
6. Book: Dassanayaka, Sumanasiri . Kotte saha Seetawaka Yuga. 2005 . Colombo . Wasana Book Publishers . 955-1154-60-6.
7. Web site: Ancient Kings and Rulers of Sri Lanka (Ceylon). Kapruka. 17 August 2014.