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| King of Jaffna | |
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| 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.
| 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. |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Portrait | Name | Birth | Death | King From | King Until | Relationship with Predecessor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Bhuvanekabahu VI (aka Chempaka Perumal) | - | 1480 | 1450 | 1467 |
| 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 |
| Portrait | Name | Birth | Death | King From | King Until | Relationship with Predecessor(s) |
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 | Don Constantine | - | - | 1619 | 1624 |
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