Mahakuli Mahatissa

Mahakuli Mahatissa
King of Anuradhapura
Reign76 BC – 62 BC
PredecessorValagamba
SuccessorChora Naga
IssueKuda Tissa
Kutakanna Tissa
DynastyHouse of Vijaya
FatherKhallata Naga
ReligionTheravāda Buddhism

Mahakuli Mahatissa, also known as Maha Cula Maha Tissa, was King of Anuradhapura in the 1st century BC. He ruled from 76 BC to 62 BC, succeeding his uncle, Valagamba, as King of Anuradhapura and was succeeded by his cousin Chora Naga.[1]

He was not biologically related to Valagamba, and was instead adopted.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Lawrie, Archibald Campbell (1896). A Gazetteer of the Central Province of Ceylon (excluding Walapane). G.J.A. Skeen, Government Printer, Ceylon. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-598-53253-4.
  2. ^ The Settlement Archaeology of the Sigiriya-Dambulla Region. Postgraduate Institute of Archaeology, University of Kelaniya. 1990. p. 176. ISBN 978-955-9044-02-4.
Mahakuli Mahatissa
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Preceded by King of Anuradhapura
76 BC–62 BC 		Succeeded by


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