Pandukabhaya

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Pandukabhaya
King of Thambapanni
King of Anuradhapura
Reign437 BC – 367 BC
Predecessor Tissa
Successor Mutasiva
Born Upatissa Nuwara
Died367 BC (aged 106–107)
Issue 10 sons and two daughters
Mutasiva
Suratissa
House Vijaya
Dynasty Shakya
FatherDighagamini
MotherUnmadachithra

Pandukabhaya was a king of Upatissa Nuwara and the first monarch of the Anuradhapura Kingdom and 6th over all of the island of Sri Lanka since the arrival of the Vijaya; he reigned from 437 BC to 367 BC. According to many historians and philosophers, he is the first truly Sri Lankan king since the Vijayan migration, and also the king who ended the conflict between the Sinha clan and the local clans, reorganising the population.

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He was the only child of Princess Unmadachithra (daughter of King Panduvasdew and Queen Baddhakachchana) and Prince Dighagamini (son of Prince Digayu and Princess Disala). Pandula was his teacher and Pandula's son Chandra was his advisor.

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  1. "Chapter 10- The Consecrating of Pandukabaya". Mahawamsa-The Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka. 21 March 2010.
Pandukabhaya
 Died: 367 BC
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Preceded by King of Anuradhapura
437 BC367 BC
Succeeded by