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.
| King of Jaffna | |
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| Details | |
| First monarch | Kalinga Magha |
| Last monarch | Cankili II |
| Formation | 1215 |
| Abolition | 1619 |
| Residence | Nallur |
House of Kalinga Eastern Gangas (India) (1215–1255)
edit| Portrait | Name | Birth | Death | King From | King Until | Relationship with Predecessor(s) |
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| 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)
edit| Portrait | Name | Birth | Death | King From | King Until | Relationship with Predecessor(s) |
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| 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)
edit| Portrait | Name | Birth | Death | King From | King Until | Relationship with Predecessor(s) |
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Kulasekara Cinkaiariyan | - | 1284 | 1277 | 1284 | |
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Kulotunga Cinkaiariyan | - | - | 1284 | 1292 | Son of Kulasekara Pararacacekaran I |
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Vickrama Cinkaiariyan | - | - | 1292 | 1302 | Son of Kulottunga Cekaracacekaran II |
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Varodaya Cinkaiariyan | - | 1325 | 1302 | 1325 | Son of Vikkrama Pararacacekaran II |
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Martanda Cinkaiariyan | - | 1348 | 1325 | 1348 | Son of Varotaya Cekaracacekaran III |
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Gunabhooshana Cinkaiariyan | - | - | 1347 | 1371 | Son of Marttanta Pararacacekaran III |
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Virodaya Cinkaiariyan | - | - | 1371 | 1380 | Son of Kunapusana Cekaracacekaran IV |
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Jeyaveera Cinkaiariyan | - | 1410 | 1380 | 1410 | Son of Virotaya Pararacacekaran IV |
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Gunaveera Cinkaiariyan | - | - | 1410 | 1440 | Son of Jeyavira Cekaracacekaran V |
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Kanakasooriya Cinkaiariyan | - | 1478 | 1440 | 1450 | Son of Kunavira Pararacacekaran V |
Kingdom of Kotte (1450–1467)
edit| Portrait | Name | Birth | Death | King From | King Until | Relationship with Predecessor(s) |
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Bhuvanekabahu VI
(aka Chempaka Perumal) |
- | 1480 | 1450 | 1467 |
Aryacakravarti dynasty (restored) (1467–1619)
edit| Portrait | Name | Birth | Death | King From | King Until | Relationship with Predecessor(s) |
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Kanakasooriya Cinkaiariyan (restored) |
- | 1478 | 1467 | 1478 | |
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Singai Pararasasegaram | - | 1519 | 1478 | 1519 | Son of Cekaracacekaran V |
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Cankili I | - | 1565 | 1519 | 1561 | Son of Singai Pararacacekaran VI |
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Puviraja Pandaram | - | 1591 | 1561 | 1565 | Son of Cekaracacekaran VI |
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Kasi Nayinar Pararacacekaran | - | 1570 | 1565 | 1570 | |
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Periyapillai | - | 1582 | 1565 | 1582 | |
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Puviraja Pandaram (restored) |
- | 1591 | 1582 | 1591 | |
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Ethirimana Cinkam | - | 1617 | 1591 | 1617 | Son of Pararacacekaran VII |
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Cankili II | - | 1619 | 1617 | 1619 | Nephew of Pararacacekaran VIII Grandson of Pararacacekaran VII Son/grandson of Cekaracacekaran VIII |
Portuguese Empire (1619-1624)
edit| Portrait | Name | Birth | Death | King From | King Until | Relationship with Predecessor(s) |
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Don Constantine | - | - | 1619 | 1624 |