Upatissa of Upatissa Nuwara
| Upatissa | |
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| King of Upatissa Nuwara | |
| Reign | 505 BC – 504 BC |
| Predecessor | Vijaya |
| Successor | Panduvasdeva |
| Died | Tambapanni |
| Issue | 10 sons and a daughter |
Upatissa was purohita to and a Chief government minister under King Vijaya of Sri Lanka. He built a city Upatissa Nuwara named after himself, which became the second Sinhalese kingdom in Sri Lanka.
He became the King of Upatissa Nuwara for a short period of time after the death of Prince Vijaya until the arrival of the heir to the throne, King Panduvasdeva from North India.
Upatissa is a Saaligrama Brahamin (belonging to Salaagama Cast) according to the publication “King Vijaya and his Successors” which is based on A short history of Lanka by Humphry William Codrington.
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| Preceded by Vijaya |
King of Upathissa Nuwara 505 BC – 504 BC |
Succeeded by Panduvasdeva |
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