Upatissagāma
Upatissagāma was the second
Pre Anuradhapura period of Sri Lanka. It was seven or eight miles further north of the previous capital Tambapaṇṇī, which was in present-day Puttalam.[1][2][3] The city was established by Upatissa, a follower and senior minister of Vijaya
.
During the end of his reign Vijaya, who was having trouble choosing a successor, so sent a letter to the city of his ancestors at Sinhapura, in order to invite his brother Sumitta to take over the throne.[4] However Vijaya had died before the letter had reached its destination so the monarchy was succeeded by his chief minister Upatissa who acted as king for a year.[5]
See also
- Capital of Sri Lanka
- Pre Anuradhapura period
References
Citations
- ^ Codrington 1926, p. 9.
- ^ Blaze 1933, p. 7.
- ^ Blaze 1933, p. 12.
- ^ Upatissagāma 2017.
Bibliography
- Blaze, L. E. (1933). History of Ceylon (PDF) (Eighth ed.). Colombo: Christian literature society for India and Africa.
- Codrington, H. W. (1926). A Short History Of Ceylon. London: Macmillan & Co.
- Senaveratna, John M. (1930). 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. Colombo: W. M. A. Wahid & Bros. ISBN 9788120612716.
- Malalasekera, G. P. (5 February 2017). "Upatissagāma". www.softerviews.org. Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names. Retrieved 23 February 2019.