Mahakuli Mahatissa

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Mahakuli Mahatissa
King of Anuradhapura
Reign77 BC – 63 BC
Predecessor Valagamba
Successor Chora Naga
Died63 BC
Issue Kuda Tissa
Kutakanna Tissa
Dynasty House of Vijaya
Father Khallata Naga
Religion Theravāda Buddhism

Mahakuli Mahatissa, also known as Maha Cula Maha Tissa, was King of Anuradhapura in the 1st century BC. He ruled from 77 BC to 63 BC, succeeding his uncle, Valagamba, as King of Anuradhapura and was succeeded by his cousin Chora Naga. [1]

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

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  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.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  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
77 BC–63 BC		Succeeded by


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