Tissa of Sri Lanka
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Tissa was king of Upathissa Nuwara (modern day Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...

) from 454 BC to 437 BC. He succeeded his older brother Abhaya.

See also

  • List of monarchs of Sri Lanka
  • Mahavamsa
    Mahavamsa
    The Mahavamsa is a historical poem written in the Pali language, of the kings of Sri Lanka...

  • History of Sri Lanka
    History of Sri Lanka
    The History of Sri Lanka begins around 30,000 years ago when the island was first inhabited. Chronicles, including the Mahawansa, the Dipavamsa, the Culavamsa and the Rajaveliya, record events from the beginnings of the Sinhalese monarchy in the 6th century BC; through the arrival of European...

  • Place names in Sri Lanka

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