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The Mahavamsa
The Great Chronicle of Lanka
from 6th Century BC to 4th Century ADTranslated 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)
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Jayasena, King of
____|____ Kapilavatthu Devadaha
King of Kalinga | | ____|____
_______|________ | | | |
| | Kacchana = Sihahanu Yasodhara = Anjana Kacchana (married Sihahanu)
King of Vanga=Princess Prince _________________________|__ ____________|____________________
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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
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MUTASIVA
____________________________________________________|_______________________________________________________
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DEVANAMPIYA TISSA UTTIYA Mahanaga = Anula MAHASIVA SURATISSA ASELA Mattabhaya Asoka Uddhachulabhaya
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Son (died (issue) | [SENA I, GUTTIKA]
in childhood) | | *tamil usurpers*
______|______ Gothabhaya
| | | [ELARA, the Cholian]
Uttiya Tissa | *usurpers*
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Vihara Devi = Kakavanna Tissa = Second wife
__________|_____________ |__________
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DUTTHA GAMANI Anula = SADDHA TISSA Dighabhaya
| |________________________________________________________
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Asokamala = Sali THULLATTHANAKA LAJATISSA KHALLATANAGA Somadevi = VATTA GAMANI = Anula
| _________|_____ (she was Vatta Gamani's
| | |
MAHACULA MAHATISSA = Anula = CORA MAHANAGA
______|_________
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KALKANNI TISSA TISSA IV [PULAHATTHA * tamil usurper*]
__________|__________ [BAHIYA * tamil usurper*]
| | [PANAYAMARA * tamil usurper*]
BHATIKABHAYA MAHADATHIA MAHANAGA [PILAYAMARA * tamil usurper*]
___________|_________ [DATHIYA I * tamil usurper*]
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AMANDA GAMANI KANIJANU TISSA
_____|_____ |
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CULABHAYA SIVALI ILANAGA = Mahamatta
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_________|_______
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CANDUMUKHA SIVA YASALALAKA TISSA
GENEALOGICAL TREES - II
(60 AD - 277 AD)
SUBHA
Metta = VASABHA of the Lambakanna race (killed Yasalaka Tissa)
| __________________________|
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VANKANASIKA = Mahamatta
MAHALLAKA NAGA |
__________|_________ |
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KANITTHA BHATIKA (Queen) = GAJABAHU I
TISSA TISSA
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_______|_________
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CULANAGA KUDDANAGA = (Queen)
|__________________
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SIRINAGA I Subhadeva
_________|____________ |
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ABHAYANAGA VOHARIKA TISSA = (Queen)
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SIRINAGA II
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VIJAYA II
_________________________****_____________________
SANGHATISSA I. of the Lambakanna, killed Vijaya II
_________________________****_____________________
SIRI SANGHA BODHI I. of the Lambakanna race
_________________________****_____________________
GOTHABHAYA of the Lambakanna race
________|_______
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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
last updated: 20-May-2003