Mahakuli Mahatissa Explained

Mahakuli Mahatissa
King of Anuradhapura
Reign:76 BC – 62 BC
Predecessor:Valagamba
Successor:Chora Naga
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 76 BC to 62 BC, succeeding his uncle, Valagamba, as King of Anuradhapura and was succeeded by his cousin Chora Naga.[1]

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

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  1. Book: Lawrie, Archibald Campbell . A Gazetteer of the Central Province of Ceylon (excluding Walapane) . 1896 . G.J.A. Skeen, Government Printer, Ceylon . 978-0-598-53253-4 . en. 123.
  2. Book: The Settlement Archaeology of the Sigiriya-Dambulla Region . 1990 . Postgraduate Institute of Archaeology, University of Kelaniya . 978-955-9044-02-4 . en. 176.