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The Five Dravidian were five Tamil Chiefs apparently from the Pandyan Dynasty who ruled the Anuradhapura Kingdom for 14 years from 103 BC to 88 BC.

Background

Before the Five Dravidians invaded the island, the Anuradhapura Kingdom was ruled by Valagamba (104–103 BC, 89–76 BC) also known as Vatthagamani Abhaya. In 103 BC Valagamba was overthrown by these five conquerors from South India, who ruled until 89 BC when they were defeated by Valagamba, who was then able to rule his kingdom once more.

Rulers

Pulahatta

Pulahatta was the first of the Five Dravidians. He was a Tamil chief from the Pandyan Dynasty, in South India, who defeated the reigning monarch Valagamba, who had only come to the throne five months before. He appointed Bahiya as his Chief Minister and reigned for three years until he was murdered in 100 BC by Bahiya.

Bahiya

Bahiya was the second of the Five Dravidians, he ruled from 100 BC to 98 BC. Chief Minister of Pulahatha, during Pulahatha's reign, he murdered him and ruled as king. Bahiya's reign came to an end when his Prime Minister, Panya Mara, killed him after only two years on the throne.

Panya Mara

Panya Mara, the third of the Five Dravidians reigned from 98 BC to 91 BC, the longest of any of the Five Dravidians. Before ascending the throne he held the office of Prime Minister under Bahiya, whom Panya Mara then killed taking the throne while appointing Pilaya Mara as his Chief Minister.

Pilaya Mara

Pilaya Mara was King of Anuradhapura from 91 BC to 90 BC. Assuming the throne like his predecessors, by murdering Panya Mara, while he was his Chief Minister. Pilaya Mara had the shortest of all the reigns of the Five Dravidians only lasting seven months, being killed by his own Chief Minister, Dathika.

Dathika

Dathika was the last of the Five Dravidians, who ruled for two years from 90 BC to 88 BC. Dathika came to the throne after murdering his king Pilaya Mara, for whom he was Chief Minister. In 88 BC he was killed, losing the throne, by Valagamba restoring his reign and the dynasty of the House of Vijaya who had reigned since the start of the monarchy. Valagamba went on to rule the Anuradhapura Kingdom for the next 12 years.

See also

• List of Sri Lankan monarchs
• History of Sri Lanka
• Mahavamsa

References

1. "CHAPTER II DUTTHA GAMANI TO KASSAPA OF SIGIRIYA THIRD CENTURY B.C.- SIXTH CENTURY A.D." Retrieved 12 December 2011.
2. "King Vattagamini: Walagambahu (104 BC – 104 BC)". Mahavamsa.org. 18 March 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
3. ^ "c.33: The Ten Kings". Mahavamsa.org. 8 October 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
4. ^ "Sri Lanka Sinhala Royal Family Genealogy". Rootsweb. Retrieved 12 December 2011.

External links

• Discover Sri Lanka - List of kings & kingdoms in Sri Lanka
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Pre-Anuradhapura period House of Vijaya (543–237 BCE)	Prince Vijaya (543 BCE–505 BCE) Upatissa (505 BCE–504 BCE) Panduvasdeva (504 BCE–474 BCE) Abhaya (474 BCE–454 BCE) Tissa (454 BCE–437 BCE)
Anuradhapura period House of Vijaya (543–237 BCE) Chola dynasty (237–215 BCE) House of Vijaya (215–205 BCE) Chola dynasty (205–161 BCE) House of Vijaya (161–103 BCE) The Five Dravidians (103–89 BCE) House of Vijaya (89 BCE–66 CE) House of Lambakanna I (66–436) The Six Dravidians (436–463) House of Moriya (463–691) House of Lambakanna II (691–1017)	Pandukabhaya (437–367 BCE) Mutasiva (367–307 BCE) Devanampiya Tissa (307–267 BCE) Uttiya (267–257 BCE) Mahasiva (257–247 BCE) Suratissa (247–237 BCE) Sena and Guttika (237–215 BCE) Asela (215–205 BCE) Elara (205–161 BCE) Dutugamunu (161–137 BCE) Saddha Tissa (137–119 BCE) Thulatthana (119 BCE) Lanja Tissa (119–109 BCE) Khallata Naga (109–104 BCE) Valagamba (104–103 BCE) Pulahatta (103–100 BCE) Bahiya (100–98 BCE) Panya Mara (98–91 BCE) Pilaya Mara (91–90 BCE) Dathika (90–88 BCE) Valagamba (89–76 BCE) Mahakuli Mahatissa (76–62 BCE) Chora Naga (62–50 BCE) Kuda Tissa (50–47 BCE) Siva I (47 BCE) Vatuka (47 BCE) Darubhatika Tissa (47 BCE) Niliya (47 BCE) Anula (47 BCE) Kutakanna Tissa (42–20 BCE) Bhatikabhaya Abhaya (20 BCE–9 CE) Mahadathika Mahanaga (9–21) Amandagamani Abhaya (21–30) Kanirajanu Tissa (30–33) Chulabhaya (33–35) Sivali (35–35) Interregnum (35–38) Ilanaga (38–44) Chandamukha (44–52) Yassalalaka Tissa (52–60) Subharaja (60–66) Vasabha (66–110) Vankanasika Tissa (110–113) Gajabahu I (113–135) Mahallaka Naga (135–141) Bhatika Tissa (141–165) Kanittha Tissa (165–193) Cula Naga (193–195) Kuda Naga (195–196) Siri Naga I (196–215) Voharika Tissa (215–237) Abhaya Naga (237–245) Siri Naga II (245–247) Vijaya Kumara (247–248) Sangha Tissa I (248–252) Siri Sangha Bodhi I (252–254) Gothabhaya (254–267) Jettha Tissa I (267–277) Mahasena (277–304) Sirimeghavanna (304–332) Jettha Tissa II (332–341) Buddhadasa (341–370) Upatissa I (370–412) Mahanama (412–434) Soththisena (434) Chattagahaka Jantu (434–435) Mittasena (435–436) Pandu (436–441) Parindu (441) Khudda Parinda (441–447) Tiritara (447) Dathiya (447–450) Pithiya (450–452) Dhatusena (463–479) Kashyapa I (479–497) Moggallana I (497–515) Kumara Dhatusena (515–524) Kittisena (524) Siva II (524–525) Upatissa II (525–526) Silakala Ambosamanera (526–539) Dathappabhuti (539–540) Moggallana II (540–560) Kittisiri Meghavanna (560–561) Maha Naga (561–564) Aggabodhi I (564–598) Aggabodhi II (598–608) Sangha Tissa II (608) Moggallana III (608–614) Silameghavanna (614–623) Aggabodhi III (623) Jettha Tissa III (623–624) Aggabodhi III (624–640) Dathopa Tissa I (640–652) Kassapa II (652–661) Dappula I (661–664) Dathopa Tissa II (664–673) Aggabodhi IV (673–689) Unhanagara Hatthadatha (691) Manavanna (691–726) Aggabodhi V (726–732) Kassapa III (732–738) Mahinda I (738–741) Aggabodhi VI (741–781) Aggabodhi VII (781–787) Mahinda II (787–807) Dappula II (807–812) Mahinda III (812–816) Aggabodhi VIII (816–827) Dappula III (827–843) Aggabodhi IX (843–846) Sena I (846–866) Sena II (866–901) Udaya I (901–912) Kassapa IV (912–929) Kassapa V (929–939) Dappula IV (939–940) Dappula V (940–952) Udaya II (952–955) Sena III (955–964) Udaya III (964–972) Sena IV (972–975) Mahinda IV (975–991) Sena V (991–1001) Mahinda V (1001–1029)
Anuradhapura from Rohana	Kassapa VI (1029–1040) Mahalana–Kitti (1040–1042) Vikrama Pandu (1042–1043) Jagatipala (1043–1046) Parakrama Pandu (1046–1048) Loka (1048–1054) Kassapa VII (1054–1055)
Polonnaruwa period House of Vijayabahu (1055–1187) House of Kalinga (1187–1197) House of Vijayabahu (1197–1200) House of Kalinga (1200–1209) House of Vijayabahu (1209–1210) Lokissara (1210–1211) House of Vijayabahu (1211–1212) Pandyan dynasty (1212–1215) Eastern Ganga dynasty (1215–1236)	Vijayabahu I (1055–1110) Jayabahu I (1110–1111) Vikramabahu I (1111–1132) Gajabahu II (1132–1153) Parakramabahu I (1153–1186) Vijayabahu II (1186–1187) Mahinda VI (1187) Nissanka Malla (1187–1196) Vira Bahu I (1196) Vikramabahu II (1196) Chodaganga (1196–1197) Lilavati (1197–1200) Sahassa Malla (1200–1202) Kalyanavati (1202–1208) Dharmasoka (1208–1209) Anikanga (1209) Lilavati (1209–1210) Lokissara (1210–1211) Lilavati (1211–1212) Parakrama Pandya (1212–1215) Kalinga Magha (1215–1236)
Transitional period House of Siri Sanga Bo (1220–1597) House of Senasammata Vikramabahu (1469–1592)	Vijayabahu III (1220–1234) Parakramabahu II (1234–1270) Vijayabahu IV (1270–1272) Bhuvanaikabahu I (1272–1284) Interregnum (1285–1286) Parakramabahu III (1287–1293) Bhuvanaikabahu II (1293–1302) Parakramabahu IV (1302–1326) Bhuvanaikabahu III (1326–1335) Vijayabahu V (1335–1341) Bhuvanaikabahu IV (1341–1351) Parakramabahu V (1344–1359) Vikramabahu III (1357–1374) Bhuvanaikabahu V (1371–1408) Vira Bahu II (1391/92–1397) Vijayabahu VI (1397–1409) Parakramabahu Epa (1409–1412) Parakramabahu VI (1410–1467) Jayabahu II (1467–1472) Bhuvanaikabahu VI (1469–1477) Parakramabahu VII (1477) Parakramabahu VIII (1477–1489) Parakramabahu IX (1489–1513) Vijayabahu VII (1513–1521) Bhuvanaikabahu VII (1521–1551) Dharmapala (1551–1597) Sitawaka Line: Mayadunne (1521–1581) Rajasinha I (1581–1593) Rajasuriya (1593–1594) Kandyan Line: Senasammata Vikramabahu (1469– 1511) Jayavira Bandara (1511–1551) Karalliyadde Bandara (1551–1581) Kusumasana Devi (1582–1582) Rajasinha I (1582–1592)
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