Unhanagara Hatthadatha

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Unhanagara Hatthadatha Sirimannage
King of Anuradhapura
Reign691
Predecessor Aggabodhi IV
Successor Manavanna
Dynasty House of Moriya
Religion Buddhism

Unhanagara Hatthadatha Sirimannage was a king of Anuradhapura in 691. [1] Despite his title, he was more of a good Buddhist monarch, with real power being held by a Tamil minister named Poththakutta who also commanded a significant number of Tamil mercenaries garrisoned in the city. [2] He was placed in succession to deceased Aggabodhi IV and his reign caused further anarchy and discontent among the Buddhist Sinhalese majority of Anuradhapura and nearby.

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He was defeated by Manavanna, a son of Kassapa II, who with assistance from Narasimhavarman II of the Pallavas, resolved the Moriya-Lambakanna conflict and restored the rule of the Lambakanna dynasty in Anuradhapura.

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  1. ↑ "Unhanagara Hatthadatha (Q17056499)". Wikidata. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  2. ↑ Nishantha Joseph, Sujeewa. Sinhalese Kings (in Sinhala). Jayasinghe Book Publishers. ISBN   978-955-0642-32-8.
Unhanagara Hatthadatha
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Preceded by King of Anuradhapura
691–691		Succeeded by
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