Upatissagāma was the second capital of the Kingdom of Tambapanni, during the 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]
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edit- ^ Codrington 1926, p. 9.
- ^ Blaze 1933, p. 7.
- ^ Blaze 1933, p. 12.
- ^ Upatissagāma 2017.
Bibliography
edit- 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.