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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)

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.

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

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

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

v t e Monarchs of the Jaffna kingdom
Eastern Ganga dynasty (1215–55)	Kalinga Magha
Tambralinga (1255–77)	Chandrabhanu (1255-62) Savakanmaindan (1262-77)
Aryacakravarti dynasty (1277–1450)	Kulasekara Cinkaiariyan (1277–84) Kulotunga Cinkaiariyan (1284–92) Vickrama Cinkaiariyan (1292–1302) Varodaya Cinkaiariyan (1302–25) Martanda Cinkaiariyan (1325–47) Gunabhooshana Cinkaiariyan (1347–1371) Virodaya Cinkaiariyan (1371–1380) 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 (1561–1565) Periyapillai (1565–82) Kasi Nayinar Pararacacekaran (1565-1570) Puviraja Pandaram (1582–91) Ethirimana Cinkam (1591–1616) Cankili II (1617–19)
Portuguese puppet (1619–24)	Don Constantine (1619–24)

Kingdom of Dambadeniya, Gampola & Kotte (1232–1597)
History	Malay invasions of Sri Lanka Sinhalese–Portuguese War Ming–Kotte War Kandyan independence Crisis of the Sixteenth Century Vijayabā Kollaya Convention of Malvana
Government	Monarchy Monarchs House of Siri Sanga Bo Capital city Rājākariya
Society	Alagakkonara Caste system Karava Salagama Durava Irrigation network
Culture	Guththila Kawya Literature in Pali, in Sinhalese Anavamadarshin Popular culture
Landmarks	Polonnaruwa Dambadeniya Yapahuwa Yapahuwa rock fortress Kurunegala Gampola Gadaladeniya Vihara Lankatilaka Vihara Embekka Devalaya Kelaniya Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Kotte Raja Maha Vihara Sri Subodharama Raja Maha Vihara
Other	Suleiman (elephant)

Jaffna kingdom (1232–1620)
History	Kalinga Magha Pandyan Principality Jaffna under Tambralinga rule Jaffna under Kotte rule Kotte's campaign Liberation battle Sinhalese–Portuguese War Crisis of the Sixteenth Century Jaffna under Portuguese rule Mannar martyrs Portuguese conquest 1560 invasion 1591 invasion
Government	Monarchs Kalinga dynasty Chandrabhanu (Tambralinga) Aryacakravarti dynasty House of Siri Sanga Bo Don Constantine (Portuguese puppet)
Culture	Flag Setu coins Yalpana Vaipava Malai
Landmarks	Mantri Manai Cankilian Thoppu Yamuna Eri Kotagama inscriptions Madawala inscription

Kingdom of Sitawaka (1521–1594)
History	Crisis of the Sixteenth Century Vijayabā Kollaya Sinhalese–Portuguese War
Government	Monarchy Monarchs House of Siri Sanga Bo Mayadunne Rajasinha I Rajasuriya
Landmarks	Avissawella Sitawaka fort Delgamuwa Raja Maha Vihara Hanwella fort