Suratissa of Anuradhapura
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
King of Anuradhapura
Suratissa | |
---|---|
King of Anuradhapura | |
Reign | 247 BC – 237 BC |
Predecessor | Mahasiva |
Successor | Sena and Guttika |
Died | 237 BC |
House | Vijaya |
Father | Pandukabhaya |
Religion | Theravāda Buddhism |
Suratissa was an early monarch of Sri Lanka of the Kingdom of Anuradhapura, based at the ancient capital of Anuradhapura from 247 BC to 237 BC. He was the younger son of Pandukabhaya and the brother of Mutasiva. Suratissa was defeated and killed in battle by two South Indian Tamil invaders Sena and Guttika and usurped the Sinhalese throne and became joint rules of Anuradhapura, which was the first historically reported account of Tamil rule in Sri Lanka. Sinhala rule was re-established in 215 BC.
See also[]
External links[]
Suratissa of Anuradhapura Born: ? ? Died: ? 237 BC
| ||
Regnal titles | ||
---|---|---|
Preceded by | King of Anuradhapura 247 BC–237 BC |
Succeeded by |
Monarchs of the Sinhala Kingdom | ||
---|---|---|
| ||
Pre Anuradhapura period House of Vijaya (543–377 BC) |
| |
Anuradhapura period House of Vijaya (437–237 BC) (215–205 BC) (161–103 BC) (89–66 AD) Chola invaders (237–215 BC) (205–161 BC) The Five Dravidians (103–89 BC) House of Lambakanna I (66–436) The Six Dravidians (436–463) (463–691) (691–1017) |
| |
Anuradhapura from Rohana |
| |
Polonnaruwa period (1055–1187), (1197–1200) (1209–1210), (1211–1212) (1187–1197), (1200–1209) Lokissara (1210–1211), Pandyan dynasty (1212–1215) Eastern Ganga dynasty (1215–1236) |
| |
Transitional period House of Siri Sanga Bo (1220–1505) |
| |
Kandyan period House of Dinajara (1591–1739) Nayaks of Kandy (1739–1815) |
| |
Italics indicate regent.
|
| |
---|---|
(543 BC–66 AD) | |
Kingdom of Tambapanni (543 BC–437 BC) |
|
Kingdom of Anuradhapura (437 BC–237 BC) (215 BC–205 BC) (161 BC–103 BC) (89 BC–66 AD) |
|
regent |
This Sri Lankan history-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
- v
- t
Retrieved from ""
Categories:
- Monarchs of Anuradhapura
- Sinhalese kings
- 3rd-century BC Sinhalese monarchs
- House of Vijaya
- Sri Lankan history stubs
Hidden categories:
- Articles with short description
- Short description matches Wikidata
- All stub articles