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Kutakanna Tissa

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Kutakanna Tissa
King of Anuradhapura
Reign42 BC – 20 BC
PredecessorAnula
SuccessorBhatikabhaya Abhaya
IssueBhatikabhaya Abhaya
Mahadathika Mahanaga
DynastyHouse of Vijaya
FatherMahakuli Mahatissa
ReligionTheravada Buddhism

Kutakanna Tissa, also known as Makalan Tissa, was King of Anuradhapura in the 1st century BC, whose reign lasted from 42 BC to 20 BC. Known as the brother of king Kudatissa, Kutakanna Tissa re-established political stability and peace of the Anuradhapura kingdom by deposing queen Anula, an usurper to the Sinhalese throne. He was succeeded by his son Bhatikabhaya Abhaya.[1]

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  1. ^ Senaveratna, John M. (1997). The Story of the Sinhalese from the Most Ancient Times Up to the End of "the Mahavansa" Or Great Dynasty: Vijaya to Maha Sena, B.C. 543 to A.D.302. Asian Educational Services. p. 207. ISBN 978-81-206-1271-6.
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Kutakanna Tissa
Born: ? ? Died: 20 B.C.
Regnal titles
Preceded by King of Anuradhapura
42 BC–20 BC
Succeeded by