Singhe Dynasty

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An old flag from Kandy, Sri Lanka that closely matches the symbols on the coat-of-arms of the Puvirajasinghe family.
An old flag from Kandy, Sri Lanka that closely matches the symbols on the coat-of-arms of the Puvirajasinghe family.

Some of the kings from the Arya Chakaravarthi or Singhe Dynasty of Jaffna Sri Lanka are:

  • Kunaposhanan Segarajasekaran IV 1348-1371
  • Virothayan Pararajasekaran IV 1371-1380
  • Jayaviran Segarjasekaran V 1380-1410
  • Kunvira Pararajesekaran V 1410-1446
  • Kangasuriya Singai Aryan 1440-1450
  • Kangasuriya Singai Aryan (restored) 1467-1478
  • Pararajesekaran VI 1478-1519
  • Sankili Segarajasekaran VI 1519-1560
  • Puviraja Pandaram Pararajesekaran VII 1561-1565
1565-1570 Kurunchi Waniyyar (usurper)
  • Periya Pillai Segarajasekaran VIII 1570-1572
  • Puviraja Pandaram Pararajesekaran VIII 1572-1591
  • Ethirmanna Singam Pararajasekaran IX 1591-1615
Manuel Tamby St. John Puvirajasinghe Gate Mudaliar 24 May 1871
Manuel Tamby St. John Puvirajasinghe Gate Mudaliar 24 May 1871
Mrs. M. J. Puvirajasinghe nee Bibianna Puvimannasinghe in her ancestral ornaments. Each chain around her neck has its own symbolism. In addition she wears five items of jewelry each on her wrists, forearms, nose and hair
Mrs. M. J. Puvirajasinghe nee Bibianna Puvimannasinghe in her ancestral ornaments. Each chain around her neck has its own symbolism. In addition she wears five items of jewelry each on her wrists, forearms, nose and hair

Portuguese missionaries concentrated on first converting the leaders and rulers of the people. They used them as examples for other gentiles to follow (Jesuit annual letter of 29/12/1606 from Cochin, Perniola II.254). In 1623 the Portuguese baptised King Pararajasekaran IX’s two queens as Dona Clara da Silva and Dona Antonia da Silva, several nephews of the king, nine Patangatims and all other chief persons of the Karava caste.(Perniola Portuguese period III)

The Karava families of Tisseveerasinghe, Puvirajasinghe, Puvimanasinghe and Philip trace their descent from the Singhe Dynasty as follows:

  • Periya Pillai Singhe Rajaraja Sekaran (Segarajasekaran VIII) 1570-1572
  • Puviraja Rajasinghe Pandaram (Pararajesekaran VIII )1572-1591
  • Ethirmanna Singam (Pararajasekaran IX )1591-1615 – Son of Periya Pillai Singhe Rajaraja Sekaran and brother of Puviraja Rajasinghe Pandaram
  • Puvirajasinghe Don Joao, 1630-1718 Commander – Grand Son of king Puviraja Rajasinghe Pandaram
  • Peyar puhal Periya Puvirajasinghe Don Philipe 1663-1756 Commander -Son of Puvirajasinghe Don Joao. Married Chinnachipllai, daughter of Poologa Singhe Mudaliyar
  • Puvirajasinghe Don Deigo Vas, Mudaliyar, 1705 -1752. Thombo holder Married the only daughter of Punmai Aandar
Puvirajasinghe Don Juvam Mudaliyar, 1740 to 1821. Tombo holder Married Muttupillai daughter of Kathirgarmar Kannakar.
Don Deigo Warnasooriya Arasunillai Idda Mudaliyar 1742 to 1822 Tombo holder and Respadore
  • Puvirajasinghe Juam Manuelthamby Mudaliyar 1770 -1855 Married Phillippachipillai daughter od Diogupillai and Veronics. Sister of Adriampillai and grand daughter of Don Diego Kurukula Sooriya Mudaliyar
  • Puvirajasinghe Manuelthamby St. John 1812-1888 Gate Mudaliyar 1871 Married Mathalenapillai daughter of Don Nicholas Puvimanasinghe Mudaliyar Sister of Don Mathew Puvimanasinghe Adigar of Mantai Mussali and Nanattan.
  • Puvirajasinghe Michael Joseph Mudaliyar 1885-1924 Interpreter Mudaliyar D. C. Jaffna

[edit] References

  • Perniola Fr. S. J. The History of the Catholic Church - Portuguese period
  • The Singhe Dynasty of Jaffnapatam Chevalier Dr. St John Puvirajasinghe K.S.G. Jaffna
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