Tissa (King)

Infobox monarch
name=Tissa
title=King of Upathissa Nuwara


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reign=c.454 BC – c.437 BC
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predecessor=Abhaya
successor=Pandukabhaya
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royal Capital=Upathissa Nuwara
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place of death=Tambapanni (Sri Lanka)
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Tissa was king of Upathissa Nuwara (Sri Lanka) during 454 BC - 437 BC. He was appointed the regent by his eight younger brothers after the deposition of the oldest brother, King Abhaya, from the throne. Tissa claimed that he would be consecrated king only after he had finally defeated his nephew Pandukhabaya. This, however, was not to be as Pandukabhaya swept on triumphantly. Tissa was slain in battle along with all his eight younger brothers. Abhaya was spared. Pandukabhaya, the undisputed victor, called upon his uncle Abhaya to take up the throne again. Abhaya declined.

References

ee also

*List of monarchs of Sri Lanka
*Mahavamsa
*History of Sri Lanka
*Place names in Sri Lanka

External links

* [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lkawgw/slm-kings.htm History of Sri Lankan Kings]