King Sena II of Anuradhapura Sena II (Sinhala: දෙවන සේන රජ; Tamil: இரண்டாம் சேனன்) was the King of Anuradhapura Kingdom , Sri Lanka from 853 A.D. to 887 A.D. (Ray, 1959) Belonging to the Dynasty of Manawamma, he ruled the country from his capital at Anuradhapura until he was succeeded by Udaya II (Ray, 1959). Reign The king of Anuradhapura Sena II became the ruler of the country after the death of his uncle King Sena I in 853 A.D. (Ray, 1959). He married Samgha, the eldest daughter of late Kittaggabodhi, the ruler of Rohana (Ray, 1959). He consecrated Samgha as Mahesi and conferred Yuvaraja (the second king) title to his brother Mahinda and gave him the Dhakkhinadesa as his perquisite (Ray, 1959). Later he gave the title Yuvaraja to his newborn son Kassapa and granted him certain revenues of the kingdom (Ray, 1959). At a suitable age, Kassapa married Samgha, the daughter of Mahinda, the other Yuvaraja (Ray, 1959). Mahinda couldn't succeed to the throne as he died in 885 A.D. (Ray, 1959). After his death, the nex…
