Lanja Tissa of Anuradhapura

Lanja Tissa, also known as Lamani Tissa, was an early monarch of Sri Lanka of the Anuradhapura Kingdom from 119 BC to 109 BC.^[1]

Reign

Lanja Tissa was the eldest son of king Saddha Tissa who ruled in Anuradhapura. According to the customs of the Sinhalese King's at Anuradhapura, Lanja Tissa was the King of the kingdom of Ruhuna, while his father was ruling the Anuradhapura.

When Saddha Tissa died, his younger son Thulatthana became the king of Anuradhapura, with the support of the Bhikkus of Maha Vihara, When Lanja Tissa heard this news, he marched from Ruhuna, with his men to Anuradhapura and removed Thulatthana from the throne, and became the king.

This incident initially upset Lanja Tissa with the Bhikkus in his early period of rule, But later on he started to work for the betterment of Buddhism in the country.

See also

• List of Sri Lankan monarchs

References

External links

• Kings & Rulers of Sri Lanka
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Anuradhapura period
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Polonnaruwa period
House of Vijayabahu (1055–1187)
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Transitional period
House of Siri Sanga Bo (1220–1505)

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• Vijayabahu V (1335–1341)
• Bhuvanaikabahu IV (1341–1351)
• Parakramabahu V (1344–1359)
• Vikramabahu III (1357–1374)
• Bhuvanaikabahu V (1371–1408)
• Vira Bahu II (1391/92–1397)
• Vijayabahu VI (1397–1409)
• Parakramabahu Epa (1409–1412)
• Parakramabahu VI (1410–1467)
• Jayabahu II (1467–1472)
• Bhuvanaikabahu VI (1469–1477)
• Parakramabahu VII (1477)
• Parakramabahu VIII (1477–1489)
• Parakramabahu IX (1489–1513)
• Vijayabahu VII (1513–1521)
• Bhuvanaikabahu VII (1521–1551)
• Dharmapala (1551–1597)

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  • Rajasinha I (1581–1593)
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Kandyan period
House of Dinajara (1591–1739)
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• Vimaladharmasuriya I (1591–1604)
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• Sri Vijaya Rajasinha (1739–1747)
• Kirti Sri Rajasinha (1747–1782)
• Sri Rajadhi Rajasinha (1782–1798)
• Sri Vikrama Rajasinha (1798–1815)

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