King Vankanasika Tissa of Anuradhapura
Ruined Mahamangala Viaharaya built by Vankanasika Tissa Photo credit: Dilanka Laksiri (Google Street View) Vankanasika Tissa (Sinhala: වංකනාසික තිස්ස රජ) was the King of Anuradhapura Kingdom , Sri Lanka from 111 A.D. to 114 A.D. (Nicholas, 1963). Belonging to the First Dynasty of Lambakanna, he ruled the country from his capital at Anuradhapura until he was succeeded by Gajabahu I (Ray, 1959). Reign The king of Anuradhapura After the death of Vasabha (67-111 A.D.), his son Vankanasika Tissa became the ruler of the country (Ray, 1959). It is revealed by two inscriptions in Tammannava in Anuradhapura
District and in Habessa in Monaragala District that Vankanasika Tissa may have had two brothers named Dutaga and Uttara (Paranavitana, 1983; Ray, 1959). These two brothers reigned in their territories when Vankanasika Tissa rules Anuradhapura (Ray, 1959). A Cola invasion Although it is not mentioned in early chronicles, Pujavaliya and Rajavaliya reveal that there was an invasion of an unnamed Col…
