Valla Dio of the Maldives
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Al-Sultan Valla Dio Kalaminjaa Siri Raa-Araa Desvaru Mahaa Radun (Dhivehi
: އައްސުލްޠާން ވައްލާ ދިއޯ ކަލަމިންޖާ ސިރީ ރާއަރާދޭސްވަރު މަހާރަދުން) was a Sultan
of the Maldives
. He was younger brother to Sultan Wadi
, Dhinei
and Dhihei
. He ruled the country from 1233 to 1258.
Dhivehi language
Maldivian is an Indo-Aryan language predominantly spoken by about 350,000 people in the Maldives where it is the national language. It is also the first language of nearly 10,000 people in the island of Minicoy in the Union territory of Lakshadweep, India where the Mahl dialect of the Maldivian...
: އައްސުލްޠާން ވައްލާ ދިއޯ ކަލަމިންޖާ ސިރީ ރާއަރާދޭސްވަރު މަހާރަދުން) was a Sultan
Sultan
Sultan is a title with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic language abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", and "dictatorship", derived from the masdar سلطة , meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be used as the title of certain rulers who...
of the Maldives
Maldives
The Maldives , , officially Republic of Maldives , also referred to as the Maldive Islands, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean formed by a double chain of twenty-six atolls oriented north-south off India's Lakshadweep islands, between Minicoy Island and...
. He was younger brother to Sultan Wadi
Wadi of the Maldives
Al-Sultan Wadi Kalaminjaa Siri Dhagatha Suvara Mahaa Radun was the Sultan of the Maldives between 1214 and 1233. He was also one of the sons of Fathahiriyaa Maavaa Kilege . Sultan Wadi ascended the throne in 1214 after the death of his elder brother Sultan Dhihei...
, Dhinei
Dhinei of the Maldives
Al-Sultan Dhinei Kalaminjaa Siri Fennaadheettha Mahaa Radun was the Sultan of Maldives from 1193 to 1199. He was the son of Fathahiriya Maavaa Kilege . He ruled the country for 7 years until his death in 1199. He was succeeded by his younger brother, Dhihei of Maldives....
and Dhihei
Dhihei of the Maldives
Al-Sultan Dhihei Kalaminjaa II Siri Dhagatha Abaarana Mahaa Radun was the Sultan of the Maldives from 1199 to 1214. He ascended the throne after the death of his elder brother Dhinei in 1199. He was the sixth sultan to ascend the throne of Maldives from the Lunar dynasty. He ruled for 15 years....
. He ruled the country from 1233 to 1258.