Abhaya Naga (Sinhala: අභය නාග), was King of Anuradhapura in the 3rd century, whose reign lasted from 231 to 240 AD. He succeeded his brother Voharika Tissa as King of Anuradhapura, seizing the throne with assistance from a Tamil army.
Siri Naga II (Sinhala: දෙවන සිරි නාග), was King of Anuradhapura in the 3rd century, whose reign lasted from 240 to 242 AD. He succeeded his uncle Abhaya Naga as King of Anuradhapura and was succeeded by his son Vijaya Kumara.
Voharika Tissa (Sinhala: වෝහාරික තිස්ස), also known as Vira Tissa, or Tissa the Lawgiver was a ruler of Anuradhapura in the 3rd century, whose reign lasted from 209 to 231 AD. He succeeded his father Siri Naga I as King of Anuradhapura and was...
Siri Naga I (Sinhala: පළමුවන සිරි නාග), was King of Anuradhapura in the 2nd century, whose reign lasted from 189 to 209 AD. He succeeded his brother-in-law Kuda Naga as King of Anuradhapura and was succeeded by his son Voharika Tissa. Historical...
Valagamba (Sinhala: වට්ඨ ගාමණී අභය, වලගම්බා), also known (in Pāli) as Vaṭṭagāmiṇi Abhaya and Valagam Abha. Valagamba was a king of the Anuradhapura Kingdom of Sri Lanka. Five months after becoming king, he was overthrown by a rebellion and an...
The Timeline of Sri Lankan history outlines the major political, territorial, socio-economic, and cultural developments of Sri Lanka and its predecessor states from prehistory through to the modern era. Spanning over five hundred thousand years, the...
The monarchs of Sri Lanka, also referred to as the Sinhalese monarchy, were the heads of state and rulers of the Sinhala Kingdoms located in present-day Sri Lanka, from 543 BCE (according to chronicles) until its abolition in 1815 CE. The Sinhalese...
Garuda (Sanskrit: गरुड, romanized: Garuḍa; Pali: गरुळ, romanized: Garuḷa) is a Hindu deity who is primarily depicted as the mount (vahana) of the Hindu god Vishnu. Garuda is mentioned in the Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain faiths. He is also the...
This is a list of state leaders in the 3rd century (201–300) AD.