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(Redirected from Upatissa of Upatissa Nuwara) Sri Lankan king of Upatissa Nuwara from 505 to 504 BC
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Upatissa
King of Upatissa Nuwara
Reign505 BC – 504 BC
PredecessorVijaya
SuccessorPanduvasdeva
DiedTambapanni
Issue10 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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Upatissa (regent) Monarchs of Sri LankaBorn: ? ? Died: ? ?
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Preceded byVijaya King of Upathissa Nuwara
505 BC – 504 BC
Succeeded byPanduvasdeva
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