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This is a list of Tamil-speaking monarchs, who ruled in Tamilakam and Sri Lanka.

Pandyan Kingdom

Legendary Pandyans

Early Pandyans (3rd century BCE – 3rd century CE)

  • Koon Pandiyan
  • Nedunj Cheliyan I (he was mentioned in legend of Kannagi)
  • Pudappandiyan
  • Mudukudumi Peruvazhudhi
  • Nedunj Chezhiyan II
  • Nanmaran
  • Nedunj Chezhiyan III
  • Maran Vazhudhi
  • Kadalan Vazhudhi
  • Mutriya Chezhiyan
  • Ukkirap Peruvazhudhi

Medieval Pandyans (6th – 10th centuries CE)

Later Pandyans (10th – 13th centuries)

Tenkasi Pandyans (15th – 17th centuries)

During 15th century, the Pandyans lost their traditional capital city Madurai because of the Islamic and Nayaks invasion, and were forced to move their capital to Tirunelveli in southern Tamilakam and existed there as vassals.

  • Cataiyavarman Parakrama Pandyan 1422–1463
  • Cataiyavarman III Kulasekara Pandyan 1429–1473
  • Azhagan Perumal Parakrama Pandyan 1473–1506
  • Thevan Kulasekara Pandyan 1479–1499
  • Cataiyavarman Civallappa Pandyan 1534–1543
  • Parakrama Kulasekara Pandyan 1543–1552
  • Nelveli Maran 1552–1564
  • Cataiyavarman Adiveerama Pandyan 1564–1604
  • Varathunga Pandyan 1588–1612
  • Varakunarama Pandyan 1613–1618
  • Kollankondan ?–?

Chola Kingdom (c. 300 BCE – 1279 CE)

A sculpture of Raja Raja Chola.

Legendary Cholas

Legendary early Chola kings

Early Cholas (c. 300 BCE – 848 CE)

Medieval Cholas (848 CE–1070 AD)

Later Cholas (1070 – 1279 AD)

Chera Kingdom

Early Cheras

Later Cheras

  • Kulashekhara Varman (800–820)
  • Rajashekhara Varman (820–844)
  • Sthanu Ravi Varman (844–885)
  • Rama Varma Kulashekhara (885–917)
  • Goda Ravi Varma (917–944)
  • Kotha Varma (944–962)
  • Bhaskara Ravi Varman I (962–1019)
  • Bhaskara Ravi Varman II (1019–1021)
  • Vira Varman (1021–1028)
  • Rajasimha Varman (1028–1043)
  • Bhaskara Ravi Varman III (1043–1082)
  • Ravi Rama Varma (1082–1090)
  • Rama Varma Kulashekhara (1090–1102)

Pallava Kingdom

Early Pallavas

  • Tondaiman Ilandiraiyan (son of Chola king Killivalavan with Nākar princess Pili Valai according to Manimegalai).
  • Bappa - Virakurcha - married a Naga of Mavilanga (Kanchi) - The Great Founder of a Pallava lineage
  • Simha Varman I (275–300 or 315–345)
  • Skanda Varman I (345–355) (Shivaskandavarman)

Middle Pallavas

  • Visnugopa (340–355) (Yuvamaharaja Vishnugopa)
  • Kumaravisnu I (355–370)
  • Skanda Varman II (370–385)
  • Vira Varman (385–400)
  • Skanda Varman III (400–435)
  • Simha Varman II (435–460)
  • Skanda Varman IV (460–480)
  • Nandi Varman I (480–500)
  • Kumaravisnu II (c. 500–510)
  • Buddha Varman (c. 510–520)
  • Kumaravisnu III (c. 520–530)
  • Simha Varman III (c. 530–537)

Later Pallavas

Ay Kingdom

Aryacakravarti dynasty (c. 1215 – 1619 AD)

Image of Singai Parasasekaran, his sons Pandaram, Paranirupsingan and Cankili I
  • Cinkai Ariyan Cekaracacekaran I 1215-1240
  • Kulasekara Pararacacekaran I 1240-1256
  • Kulottunga Cekaracacekaran II 1256-1279
  • Vikkrama Pararacacekaran II 1279-1302
  • Varotaya Cekaracacekaran III 1302-1325
  • Marttanta Pararacacekaran III 1325-1348
  • Kunapusana Cekaracacekaran IV 1348-1371
  • Virotaya Pararacacekaran IV 1371-1380
  • Jeyavira Cekaracacekaran V 1380-1410
  • Kunavira Pararacacekaran V 1410-1440
  • Kanagasuriya Cekaracacekaran V 1440-1478
  • Pararacacekaran VI 1478-1519
  • Cankili I (Cekaracacekaran VI) 1519-1565
  • Ilavarasan Puvi Raja Pandaram 1561-1565
  • Kasi Nayinar Pararacacekaran 1565-1570
  • (Name Not Known) 1565-1565
  • Periya Pillai Pandaram Cekaracacekaran 1570-1582
  • Puvi Raja Pandaram Pararacacekaran 1582-1591
  • Ethirmanna Cinkam Pararacacekaran 1591-1615
  • Paddilarasan Arasakesari Pandaram 1615-1616 (Assassinated)
  • Cankili II Cekaracacekaran 1616-1619[1]

Nayakars

Madurai Nayakar (1529 AD – 1736 AD)

  • Nagama Nayaka
  • Viswanatha Nayaka
  • Vitthala Raja Nayaka (1546–1558)
  • Kumara Krishnappa Nayaka (1563–1573)
  • Muttu Krishnappa Nayaka (1602–1609)
  • Muttu Virappa Nayaka (1609–1623)
  • Tirumalai Nayaka (1623–1659)
  • Muttu Alakadri Nayaka (1659–1662)
  • Chokkanatha Nayaka (1662–1682)
  • Rangakrishna Muthu Virappa Nayaka (1682–1689)
  • Rani Mangammal (1689–1704)
  • Vijaya Ranga Chokkanatha Nayaka (1704–1731)
  • Queen Meenakshi, Chanda Sahib, and the End of the Nayakas (1731–1736)

Gingee Nayakar (1509 – 1649)

  • Krishnappa Nayaka (1509–1521)
  • Chennappa Nayaka
  • Gangama Nayaka
  • Venkata Krishnappa Nayaka
  • Venkata Rama Bhupaala Nayaka
  • Thriyambamka Krishnappa Nayaka
  • Varadappa Nayaka
  • Ramalinga Nayani vaaru
  • Venkata Perumal Naidu
  • Periya Ramabhadra Naidu
  • Ramakrishnappa Naidu (d. 1649)

Thanjavur Nayakar (1532 – 1673 AD)

Kandy Nayakar (1739 – 1815 AD)

Ramnad Sethupathis

Under Madurai Nayakars (1590 – 1670 AD)

  • Sadasiva Thevar Sethupathi (1590–1621)
  • Kootan Sethupathi (1621–1637)
  • Dalavai Sethupathi (1637–1659)
  • Raghunatha Sethupathi (1659–1670)

Independent Sethupathis (1670 – 1794 AD)

  • Raghunatha Kilavan (1670–1708)
  • Vijaya Raghunatha Sethupathi I (1708–1723)
  • Sundaresvara Raghunatha Sethupathi (1723–1724)
  • Bhavani Shankara Thevar (1724–1728)
  • Kumara Muthu Vijaya Raghunatha Sethupathi (1728–1734)
  • Muthukumara Raghunatha Sethupathi (1734–1747)
  • Rakka Thevar (1747–1748)
  • Vijaya Raghunatha Sethupathi II (1748–1760)
  • Muthuramalinga Sethupathi I (1760–1794)

Under British Raj (1795 – 1979 AD)

Pudukkotai Tondaimans (1680 – 1948 AD)

Velir monarchs

Palaiyakkarars

Others

See also

References

  1. ^ "genealogy of the royal house of jaffna". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
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