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Upatissa
King of Upatissa Nuwara
Reign	505 BC – 504 BC
Predecessor	Vijaya
Successor	Panduvasdeva
Died	Tambapanni
Issue	10 sons and a daughter

Upatissa was purohita (Vedic priest) to and a chief government minister under King Vijaya of Sri Lanka. He built the city of Upatissa Nuwara which he named after himself. This became the second Sinhalese kingdom in Sri Lanka.

He was the King of Upatissa Nuwara for a short period after the death of Prince Vijaya until the arrival from India of the heir to the throne, King Panduvasdeva.

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Regnal titles
Upatissa (regent) Monarchs of Sri LankaBorn: ? ? Died: ? ?
Preceded byVijaya	King of Upathissa Nuwara 505 BC – 504 BC	Succeeded byPanduvasdeva

v t e Monarchs of the Sinhala kingdom
List of monarchs by reign Queens Family tree
Pre-Anuradhapura period House of Vijaya (543–237 BCE)	Prince Vijaya (543 BCE–505 BCE) Upatissa (505 BCE–504 BCE) Panduvasdeva (504 BCE–474 BCE) Abhaya (474 BCE–454 BCE) Tissa (454 BCE–437 BCE)
Anuradhapura period House of Vijaya (543–237 BCE) Chola dynasty (237–215 BCE) House of Vijaya (215–205 BCE) Chola dynasty (205–161 BCE) House of Vijaya (161–103 BCE) The Five Dravidians (103–89 BCE) House of Vijaya (89 BCE–66 CE) House of Lambakanna I (66–436) The Six Dravidians (436–463) House of Moriya (463–691) House of Lambakanna II (691–1017)	Pandukabhaya (437–367 BCE) Mutasiva (367–307 BCE) Devanampiya Tissa (307–267 BCE) Uttiya (267–257 BCE) Mahasiva (257–247 BCE) Suratissa (247–237 BCE) Sena and Guttika (237–215 BCE) Asela (215–205 BCE) Elara (205–161 BCE) Dutugamunu (161–137 BCE) Saddha Tissa (137–119 BCE) Thulatthana (119 BCE) Lanja Tissa (119–109 BCE) Khallata Naga (109–104 BCE) Valagamba (104–103 BCE) Pulahatta (103–100 BCE) Bahiya (100–98 BCE) Panya Mara (98–91 BCE) Pilaya Mara (91–90 BCE) Dathika (90–88 BCE) Valagamba (89–76 BCE) Mahakuli Mahatissa (76–62 BCE) Chora Naga (62–50 BCE) Kuda Tissa (50–47 BCE) Siva I (47 BCE) Vatuka (47 BCE) Darubhatika Tissa (47 BCE) Niliya (47 BCE) Anula (47 BCE) Kutakanna Tissa (42–20 BCE) Bhatikabhaya Abhaya (20 BCE–9 CE) Mahadathika Mahanaga (9–21) Amandagamani Abhaya (21–30) Kanirajanu Tissa (30–33) Chulabhaya (33–35) Sivali (35–35) Interregnum (35–38) Ilanaga (38–44) Chandamukha (44–52) Yassalalaka Tissa (52–60) Subharaja (60–66) Vasabha (66–110) Vankanasika Tissa (110–113) Gajabahu I (113–135) Mahallaka Naga (135–141) Bhatika Tissa (141–165) Kanittha Tissa (165–193) Cula Naga (193–195) Kuda Naga (195–196) Siri Naga I (196–215) Voharika Tissa (215–237) Abhaya Naga (237–245) Siri Naga II (245–247) Vijaya Kumara (247–248) Sangha Tissa I (248–252) Siri Sangha Bodhi I (252–254) Gothabhaya (254–267) Jettha Tissa I (267–277) Mahasena (277–304) Sirimeghavanna (304–332) Jettha Tissa II (332–341) Buddhadasa (341–370) Upatissa I (370–412) Mahanama (412–434) Soththisena (434) Chattagahaka Jantu (434–435) Mittasena (435–436) Pandu (436–441) Parindu (441) Khudda Parinda (441–447) Tiritara (447) Dathiya (447–450) Pithiya (450–452) Dhatusena (463–479) Kashyapa I (479–497) Moggallana I (497–515) Kumara Dhatusena (515–524) Kittisena (524) Siva II (524–525) Upatissa II (525–526) Silakala Ambosamanera (526–539) Dathappabhuti (539–540) Moggallana II (540–560) Kittisiri Meghavanna (560–561) Maha Naga (561–564) Aggabodhi I (564–598) Aggabodhi II (598–608) Sangha Tissa II (608) Moggallana III (608–614) Silameghavanna (614–623) Aggabodhi III (623) Jettha Tissa III (623–624) Aggabodhi III (624–640) Dathopa Tissa I (640–652) Kassapa II (652–661) Dappula I (661–664) Dathopa Tissa II (664–673) Aggabodhi IV (673–689) Unhanagara Hatthadatha (691) Manavanna (691–726) Aggabodhi V (726–732) Kassapa III (732–738) Mahinda I (738–741) Aggabodhi VI (741–781) Aggabodhi VII (781–787) Mahinda II (787–807) Dappula II (807–812) Mahinda III (812–816) Aggabodhi VIII (816–827) Dappula III (827–843) Aggabodhi IX (843–846) Sena I (846–866) Sena II (866–901) Udaya I (901–912) Kassapa IV (912–929) Kassapa V (929–939) Dappula IV (939–940) Dappula V (940–952) Udaya II (952–955) Sena III (955–964) Udaya III (964–972) Sena IV (972–975) Mahinda IV (975–991) Sena V (991–1001) Mahinda V (1001–1029)
Anuradhapura from Rohana	Kassapa VI (1029–1040) Mahalana–Kitti (1040–1042) Vikrama Pandu (1042–1043) Jagatipala (1043–1046) Parakrama Pandu (1046–1048) Loka (1048–1054) Kassapa VII (1054–1055)
Polonnaruwa period House of Vijayabahu (1055–1187) House of Kalinga (1187–1197) House of Vijayabahu (1197–1200) House of Kalinga (1200–1209) House of Vijayabahu (1209–1210) Lokissara (1210–1211) House of Vijayabahu (1211–1212) Pandyan dynasty (1212–1215) Eastern Ganga dynasty (1215–1236)	Vijayabahu I (1055–1110) Jayabahu I (1110–1111) Vikramabahu I (1111–1132) Gajabahu II (1132–1153) Parakramabahu I (1153–1186) Vijayabahu II (1186–1187) Mahinda VI (1187) Nissanka Malla (1187–1196) Vira Bahu I (1196) Vikramabahu II (1196) Chodaganga (1196–1197) Lilavati (1197–1200) Sahassa Malla (1200–1202) Kalyanavati (1202–1208) Dharmasoka (1208–1209) Anikanga (1209) Lilavati (1209–1210) Lokissara (1210–1211) Lilavati (1211–1212) Parakrama Pandya (1212–1215) Kalinga Magha (1215–1236)
Transitional period House of Siri Sanga Bo (1220–1597) House of Senasammata Vikramabahu (1469–1592)	Vijayabahu III (1220–1234) Parakramabahu II (1234–1270) Vijayabahu IV (1270–1272) Bhuvanaikabahu I (1272–1284) Interregnum (1285–1286) Parakramabahu III (1287–1293) Bhuvanaikabahu II (1293–1302) Parakramabahu IV (1302–1326) Bhuvanaikabahu III (1326–1335) Vijayabahu V (1335–1341) Bhuvanaikabahu IV (1341–1351) Parakramabahu V (1344–1359) Vikramabahu III (1357–1374) Bhuvanaikabahu V (1371–1408) Vira Bahu II (1391/92–1397) Vijayabahu VI (1397–1409) Parakramabahu Epa (1409–1412) Parakramabahu VI (1410–1467) Jayabahu II (1467–1472) Bhuvanaikabahu VI (1469–1477) Parakramabahu VII (1477) Parakramabahu VIII (1477–1489) Parakramabahu IX (1489–1513) Vijayabahu VII (1513–1521) Bhuvanaikabahu VII (1521–1551) Dharmapala (1551–1597) Sitawaka Line: Mayadunne (1521–1581) Rajasinha I (1581–1593) Rajasuriya (1593–1594) Kandyan Line: Senasammata Vikramabahu (1469– 1511) Jayavira Bandara (1511–1551) Karalliyadde Bandara (1551–1581) Kusumasana Devi (1582–1582) Rajasinha I (1582–1592)
Kandyan period House of Vimaladharmasuriya (1592–1739) Nayaks of Kandy (1739–1815)	Vimaladharmasuriya I (1592–1604) Senarat (1604–1635) Rajasinha II (1635–1687) Vimaladharmasuriya II (1687–1707) Vira Narendra Sinha (1707–1739) Sri Vijaya Rajasinha (1739–1747) Kirti Sri Rajasinha (1747–1782) Sri Rajadhi Rajasinha (1782–1798) Sri Vikrama Rajasinha (1798–1815)
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v t e House of Vijaya
(543 BC–66 AD)
Kingdom of Tambapanni (543 BC–437 BC)	Prince Vijaya (543 BC–505 BC) Upatissa (505 BC–504 BC) Panduvasdeva (504 BC–474 BC) Abhaya (474 BC–454 BC) Tissa (454 BC–437 BC)
Kingdom of Anuradhapura (437 BC–237 BC) (215 BC–205 BC) (161 BC–103 BC) (89 BC–66 AD)	Pandukabhaya (437 BC–367 BC) Mutasiva (367 BC–307 BC) Devanampiya Tissa (307 BC–267 BC) Uttiya (267 BC–257 BC) Mahasiva (257 BC–247 BC) Suratissa (247 BC–237 BC) Asela (215 BC–205 BC) Dutthagamani (161 BC–137 BC) Saddha Tissa (137 BC–119 BC) Thulatthana (119 BC–119 BC) Lanja Tissa (119 BC–109 BC) Khallata Naga (109 BC–104 BC) Valagamba (104 BC–103 BC)(89 BC–76 BC) Mahakuli Mahatissa (76 BC–62 BC) Chora Naga (62 BC–50 BC) Kuda Tissa (50 BC–47 BC) Siva I (47 BC–47 BC) Vatuka (47 BC–47 BC) Darubhatika Tissa (47 BC–47 BC) Niliya (47 BC–47 BC) Anula (47 BC–42 BC) Kutakanna Tissa (42 BC–20 BC) Bhatikabhaya Abhaya (20 BC–9 AD) Mahadathika Mahanaga (9–21) Amandagamani Abhaya (21–30) Kanirajanu Tissa (30–33) Chulabhaya (33–35) Sivali (35–35) Interregnum (35–38) Ilanaga (38–44) Chandamukha (44–52) Yassalalaka Tissa (52–60) Subharaja (60–66)
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v t e Sinhalese monarchy
Sinhala kingdom
Timeline	Dipavamsa Mahavamsa Culavamsa Rajavaliya
Periods	Pre Anuradhapura & Anuradhapura period Tambapanni Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa period Chola occupation Polonnaruwa Transitional period Dambadeniya Gampola Kotte Sitawaka Kandyan period Kandy
Dynasties	Vijaya Lambakanna I Moriya Lambakanna II Vijayabahu Kalinga Siri Sanga Bo Senasammata Vikramabahu Vimaladharmasuriya Nayaks
Monarchs	By reign Family tree Interregnums 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Sinhalese female monarchs Sinhalese Queens Usurpers Regnal name
Institutions	Royal court Amātya Mandalaya Rājākariya Relic of the tooth of the Buddha
Royal Residences	Tambapaṇṇī Upatissagāma Vijithapura Anuradhapura Sigiriya Rohana Polonnaruwa Dambadeniya Yapahuwa Kurunegala Gampola Dedigama Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Rayigama Sitawaka Kandy
Related dynasties	Kalinga Vanga Shakya Vedda Pandyan Mauryan Madurai Nayak
Other	Sinhapura Sinhabahu Titles Crown Jewels Royal Standards Pretenders Abhisheka Vijayabā Kollaya

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