List of Jaffna monarchs

King of Jaffna
Details
First monarch	Kalinga Magha
Last monarch	Cankili II
Formation	1215
Abolition	1619
Residence	Nallur

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 Eastern Gangas (India) (1215–1255)

Main article: Eastern Ganga dynasty

Portrait	Name	Birth	Death	King From	King Until	Relationship with Predecessor(s)
	Kalinga Magha (aka Kalinga Chodaganga or Gangaraja Kalinga Vijayabahu)	-	1255	1215	1255	He was of the Eastern Ganga dynasty, descendants of Kalinga Chandravamsa lineage and maternal lineage from Chola dynasty.

Tambralinga (1255–1277)

Main article: Tambralinga

Portrait	Name	Birth	Death	King From	King Until	Relationship with Predecessor(s)
	Chandrabhanu	-	1263	1255	1262	Of Padmavamsa dynasty, Tambralinga Malay invader, but submitted to Pandyan rule under king Sadayavarman Sundara Pandyan I
	Savakanmaindan		1277	1262	1277	Son of Chandrabhanu

Aryacakravarti dynasty (1277–1450)

Main article: Aryacakravarti dynasty

Portrait	Name	Birth	Death	King From	King Until	Relationship with Predecessor(s)
	Kulasekara Cinkaiariyan	-	1284	1277	1284
	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

Kingdom of Kotte (1450–1467)

Main article: Kingdom of Kotte

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

Aryacakravarti dynasty (restored) (1467–1619)

Portrait	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

Portuguese Empire (1619-1624)

Main article: Portuguese Empire

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

See also

• Jaffna Kingdom
• History of Sri Lanka