Polity Kingdom of the Maldives

This article is about the specific polity Kingdom of the Maldives and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

If you are looking for the page with the statistics about this polity you can find it here: All Statistics

The Kingdom of the Maldives, or Dheeva Mar, controlled the Maldivian Archipelago. It existed since 269 BC.

Establishment

  • January 268 BC: Founding of Kingdom of Dheeva Maar.

Chronology

Interactive Chronologies with maps are available in the section Changes Navigation

Disestablishment

  • January 1154: The Maldives was turned into a Sultanate in 1153 when the Buddhist King Dhovemi converted to Islam.