Theemuge dynasty
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Theemuge dynasty of the Maldives ތީމު ދަރިކޮޅު | |||||||||
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| 1117 (or earlier)–1388 | |||||||||
| Capital | Malé | ||||||||
| Common languages | Maldivian | ||||||||
| Religion | Form of Nature Worship, Like (Sun Moon, stars). Buddhism, Islam | ||||||||
| Government | Kingdom (1117–1153), Sultanate (1153–1388) | ||||||||
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• 1117–1141 (first) | King Sri Maha Baranaditya | ||||||||
• 1388 (last) | Sultan Uthman Al-Fahandawi | ||||||||
| Legislature | Majlis | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Age | ||||||||
• Established | 1117 (or earlier) | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1388 | ||||||||
| Currency | Rufiyaa | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Maldives | ||||||||
Theemuge dynasty (Maldivian: ތީމުގެ ދަރިކޮޅު) or Homa Dharikolhu (Maldivian: ހޯމަ ދަރިކޮޅު) was one of the early dynasties of the Maldives that reigned from circa 1117 (or earlier) until c.1388.
Sources
The dynasty is attested in chronicles such as Tarikh lslam Diba Mahal, compiled in the eighteenth century.[1] According to the Tarikh, the first Maldivian ruler to convert to Islam was Dhovemi of the Maldives of the Theemuge dynasty, who adopted the name Sultan Muhammad-ul-Adil.[2] Ibn Battuta visited the Maldives several times during the reign of Khadijah of the Maldives and left a detailed record in The Travels of Ibn Battuta.[3]
History
The first king of the Theemuge dynasty is known as Siri Mahabarana and he is believed to be Koimala Kalo. Sri Mahabarana was proclaimed king in the year 1117 or 1118. Other sources suggest that the Theemuge Dharikolhu was the new name of the Soma Vansa Lunar Dynastry after the conversion to Islam of King Dhovemi which lasted from c.1153 to c.1388. In this case King Dhovemi, the fifth king of the Lunar Dynastry became the first King of the Theemuge Dynastry.
Svasti Sri Somavamsa Adipati Sri Theemuge Sri Maha Parama Aditya Maha Radun became the first king to rule over the whole of Maldives after reclaiming the northern atolls from the Indian invaders.
References
- ^ Taj al-Din, Hasan. The Maldivian chronicle Ta'rikh. Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. pp. 188–191. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020.
- ^ Disanayake, J. B.; Wijayawardhana, G.W. (1986). "Some Observations on the Maldivian Loamaafaanu Copper Plates of the Twelfth Century". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Sri Lanka Branch. 31: 62–71. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- ^ Ibn Battuta (1929). Gibb, H. A. R. (ed.). The travels of Ibn Baṭṭūṭa, A.D. 1325-1354. Hakluyt Society. pp. 244–245.