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Suratissa was an early monarch of Sri Lanka in the Kingdom of Anuradhapura, based at the ancient capital of
Anuradhapura Anuradhapura (, ; , ) is a major city located in the north central plain of Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of North Central Province, Sri Lanka, North Central Province and the capital of Anuradhapura District. The city lies north of the cur ...
from 247 BC to 237 BC. He was a son of
Mutasiva Mutasiva (, ) was ruler of the Kingdom of Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka, based at the ancient capital of Anuradhapura. He ruled from 367 BC to 307 BC. He had ten sons, some of whom were his successors such Devanampiya Tissa, Uttiya, Mahasiva, Sura ...
and a brother of
Devanampiya Tissa Tissa, later Devanampiya Tissa (, ), also known as Devanape Tis (, ), was one of the earliest kings of Sri Lanka based at the ancient capital of Anuradhapura. According to the traditional chronology, he ruled from 307 BC to 267 BC, bu ...
,
Uttiya Uttiya ( Sinhala: උත්තිය, ) was an early monarch of Sri Lanka of the Kingdom of Anuradhapura, based at the ancient capital of Anuradhapura from 267 BC to 257 BC. As Devanampiya Tissa had no son, his brother Uttiya succeeded to t ...
,
Mahasiva Mahasiva was an early monarch of Sri Lanka of the kingdom of Anuradhapura, based at the ancient capital of Anuradhapura from 257 BC to 247 BC according to historical records. Mahasiva was one of the many sons of Mutasiva and also brother of monarc ...
, Asela and
Mahanaga Mahanaga was an early monarch of Sri Lanka of the Kingdom of Ruhuna in the southern region of the island. He is the founder of the Ruhuna. The Kingdom of Ruhuna was in some periods a client state loyal to the King of Anuradhapura and in some pe ...
. Suratissa was defeated and killed in battle by two
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invaders
Sena and Guttika Sena and Guttika were two Tamil horse traders thought to be from South India who killed and usurped the throne of the reigning Anuradhapura Anuradhapura (, ; , ) is a major city located in the north central plain of Sri Lanka. It is the cap ...
and usurped the Sinhalese throne and held power over Anuradhapura, which was the first historically reported account of Tamil rule in
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...
. Sinhala rule was re-established in 215 BC by Suratissa's younger brother Asela.


See also

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List of Sri Lankan monarchs The monarchs of Sri Lanka, also referred to as the Sinhalese monarchy, were the heads of state and rulers of the Sinhala Kingdoms located in present-day Sri Lanka, from 543 BCE (according to chronicles) until its abolition in 1815 CE. The Sinha ...


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Kings & Rulers of Sri Lanka

Codrington's Short History of Ceylon
Monarchs of Anuradhapura Sinhalese kings 3rd-century BC Sinhalese monarchs House of Vijaya {{SriLanka-hist-stub