Koimala

Koimala Siri Mahaabarana Mahaa Radun (Dhivehi: ކޮއިމަލާ ސިރީ މަހާބަރަނަ މަހާ ރަދުން) or Koimala (Dhivehi: ކޮއިމަލާ literally to "flower lad") or Koimala Kalo (Dhivehi: ކޮއިމަލާ ކަލޯ, literally "Lord Koimala") is the last pre-Islamic and the earliest verifiable ruler of the Maldives. He reigned from A.D. 1117 to A.D. 1141.

Koimala
Koimala Kalo
  • Kingdom of Maldives
Reign1117 – 1141
PredecessorKing Siri Bovana Aananda
SuccessorDhovemi Kalaminja
Regnal name
Koimala Siri Mahaabarana Mahaa Radun
HouseTheemuge
FatherKing Siri Bovana Aananda

According to the Isdhoo Loamaafaanu, he unified the Maldives from Minicoy (now a part of India) to Addu in the south under his rule. Local folklores claim that he was the first Muslim ruler, however it is his successor, Dhovemi of the Maldives, who converted to Islam in 1153.

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