King Udaya II of Anuradhapura Udaya II (Sinhala: දෙවන උදය රජ; Tamil: இரண்டாம் உதயன்) was the King of Anuradhapura Kingdom , Sri Lanka from 887 A.D. to 898 A.D. (Ray, 1959) Belonging to the Dynasty of Manawamma, he ruled the country from his capital at Anuradhapura until he was succeeded by Kassapa IV (Ray, 1959). Reign The king of Anuradhapura Udaya II became the ruler of the country after the death of his elder brother King Sena II in 887 A.D. (Ray, 1959). He conferred the Uparaja (or Mahadipada ) title to his youngest brother named Kassapa (Kassapa IV) while keeping the Kassapa (Kassapa V), the son of Sena II as Yuvaraja (Ray, 1959). Udaya II married Tissa, a daughter of Uparaja Kassapa and had Sena, another daughter of Uparaja Kassapa, given in marriage to the Yuvaraja Kassapa (Ray, 1959). Rebellion of Kittaggabodhi Due to an unknown reason which is not mentioned in the chronicles, Kittaggabodhi, the son of Adipada Mahinda (the elder brother of Udaya II. He died in 885 A.D. and therefore couldn't succeed to the th…
