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The Mahavamsa

The Great Chronicle of Lanka
from 6th Century BC to 4th Century AD

Translated from Pali
by Wilhelm Geiger


GENEOLOGY OF KINGS

This geneology of kings is broken into two sections. The first tree begins with King Vijaya's great great grandfather (6th century BC) and the beginnings of the Mahasammata line of Kings. It might be of interest to the reader to find out that there existed a close relationship between the family of the the Lord Buddha and that of the early Sinhala kingship. This first tree ends with the reign of King Yasalalaka Tissa (52 AD). The second tree is from the reign of King Subharaja (60 AD) to that of King Mahasena (277 AD). This geneology was compiled by John Still and first published in the Index to the Mahavamsa in 1907.

GENEALOGICAL TREES - I
(6th century BC - 52 AD)

Due to the vastness of these trees, please scroll down and to the sides to view it all

																	Jayasena, King of
																	____|____ Kapilavatthu    Devadaha
			King of Kalinga												       |         |	       ____|____
			 _______|________											       |         |            |         |
		       	|	         |										Kacchana = Sihahanu    Yasodhara = Anjana     Kacchana (married Sihahanu)
	King of Vanga=Princess        Prince								_________________________|__         ____________|____________________      
			    |		 |							       |	|	   |	    |	    |	     |	          |           |
		The Lion = Suppadevi = Royal Standard Bearer					   Amitodana  Ghat-     Pajapati = Amita = Suppa-  Pajapati	Maya	   Dandapani
		     ____|_____									       |      titidana  Suddhodana	 | buddha  (married 	(married
		    |          |								       |      Dhotodana	=Maya		 |	  Suddhodana)  Suddhodana)
		Sihabahu = Sihasivali								       |      Sukkodana    |             |_________
	        _________|______________________						       |      Pamita       |             |         |
	       |            |	        |       |						       |                 Siddhartha = Subhadda-   Devadatta
   Kuveni=VIYAJA I        Vijaya      Other   Sumitta = Princess of Madha			     Pandu = Susima       (BUDDHA)  | kacchana
	 ____|____      of Pandava     issue     _____|____			   ____________________|__		            |
	|	  |	  King of               |	   |		          |         |    	  |			  Rahula
     Jivatissa=Dissala    Madhura             Other    PANDUVASUDEVA = Bhaddakacchana    Dighaya        Rama
	      |				      issue		     |		            |           Uruvela
	      |							     |			    |   	Anuradha
	      |							     |			    |		Vigita
	      *					_____________________|___________           | 		Rohana
					       |	|	|	         |	    |		Gamani
					     Other   ABHAYA   Girikandasiva    Citta = Dighagamani
					      issue  TISSA I      |  		     |
							        Suvannapali = PANDUKABHAYA
									    |
									 MUTASIVA
			____________________________________________________|_______________________________________________________
		       |		|		|	            |	        |	   |	     |		    |	    |
		DEVANAMPIYA TISSA     UTTIYA	  Mahanaga = Anula	MAHASIVA   SURATISSA     ASELA   Mattabhaya       Asoka    Uddhachulabhaya
		       |		|		   |
		    Son (died        (issue)		   |										[SENA I, GUTTIKA]
		    in childhood) 	|		   |										 *tamil usurpers*
				  ______|______        Gothabhaya
			         |	       |	   |										[ELARA, the Cholian]
			       Uttiya	     Tissa         |										     *usurpers*
					       |	   |
				       Vihara Devi = Kakavanna Tissa = Second wife
					 __________|_____________    |__________
					|			 |		|
				DUTTHA GAMANI       Anula = SADDHA TISSA      Dighabhaya
					|		  |________________________________________________________
					|		  |		  |		|		           |
		              Asokamala =  Sali		THULLATTHANAKA   LAJATISSA   KHALLATANAGA   Somadevi = VATTA GAMANI = Anula
											|		  _________|_____       (she was Vatta Gamani's
		   									|		 |		 |
									   MAHACULA MAHATISSA = Anula = CORA	      MAHANAGA
											______|_________
										       |	        |
									       KALKANNI TISSA	     TISSA IV			[PULAHATTHA * tamil usurper*]
									     __________|__________ 				[BAHIYA     * tamil usurper*]
								            |			  |				[PANAYAMARA * tamil usurper*]
								BHATIKABHAYA		MAHADATHIA MAHANAGA			[PILAYAMARA * tamil usurper*]
										       ___________|_________			[DATHIYA I  * tamil usurper*]
										      |			    |
										AMANDA GAMANI		KANIJANU TISSA
										 _____|_____		    |
										|	    |               |
									    CULABHAYA	  SIVALI      	 ILANAGA = Mahamatta
														 |
													_________|_______
 												       |		 |
			 									CANDUMUKHA SIVA   YASALALAKA TISSA


GENEALOGICAL TREES - II
(60 AD - 277 AD)

									       SUBHA
 				Metta = VASABHA of the Lambakanna race  (killed Yasalaka Tissa)
      				      |		       __________________________|
      				      |  	      |
                                   VANKANASIKA = Mahamatta
		MAHALLAKA NAGA		       |
  	     __________|_________	       |
	    |             |      |             |
 	  KANITTHA    BHATIKA (Queen) = GAJABAHU I
  	   TISSA       TISSA
             |
      _______|_________
     | 		       |
  CULANAGA         KUDDANAGA = 	(Queen)
			     |__________________
						|
					     SIRINAGA I			Subhadeva
				       _________|____________		    |
				      |			     |              |
				ABHAYANAGA		VOHARIKA TISSA = (Queen)
									    |
									SIRINAGA II
									    |
									 VIJAYA II
				        _________________________****_____________________
					SANGHATISSA I. of the Lambakanna, killed Vijaya II
					_________________________****_____________________
					   SIRI SANGHA BODHI I. of the Lambakanna race
					_________________________****_____________________
					         GOTHABHAYA of the Lambakanna race
					      ________|_______
					     |		      |
					JETTHA TISSA	   MAHASENA


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 Chapter 01 | Chapter 02 | Chapter 03 | Chapter 04 | Chapter 05 | Chapter 06 | Chapter 07 | Chapter 08 | Chapter 09 | Chapter 10 |
 Chapter 11 | Chapter 12 | Chapter 13 | Chapter 14 | Chapter 15 | Chapter 16 | Chapter 17 | Chapter 18 | Chapter 19 | Chapter 20 |
 Chapter 21 | Chapter 22 | Chapter 23 | Chapter 24 | Chapter 25 | Chapter 26 | Chapter 27 | Chapter 28 | Chapter 29 | Chapter 30 |
 Chapter 31 | Chapter 32 | Chapter 33 | Chapter 34 | Chapter 35 | Chapter 36 | Chapter 37

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