Unhanagara Hatthadatha

Unhanagara Hatthadatha Sirimannage
King of Anuradhapura
Reign691
PredecessorAggabodhi IV
SuccessorManavanna
DynastyHouse of Moriya
ReligionBuddhism

Unhanagara Hatthadatha Sirimannage was a king of Anuradhapura in 691.[1] Despite his title, he was more of a good Buddhist monarch, with real power being held by a Tamil minister named Poththakutta who also commanded a significant number of Tamil mercenaries garrisoned in the city.[2] He was placed in succession to deceased Aggabodhi IV and his reign caused further anarchy and discontent among the Buddhist Sinhalese majority of Anuradhapura and nearby.

He was defeated by Manavanna, a son of Kassapa II, who with assistance from Narasimhavarman II of the Pallavas, resolved the Moriya-Lambakanna conflict and restored the rule of the Lambakanna dynasty in Anuradhapura.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Unhanagara Hatthadatha (Q17056499)". Wikidata. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  2. ^ Nishantha Joseph, Sujeewa. Sinhalese Kings (in Sinhala). Jayasinghe Book Publishers. ISBN 978-955-0642-32-8.
Unhanagara Hatthadatha
House of Moriya
Born: ? ? Died: ? ?
Regnal titles
Preceded by King of Anuradhapura
691–691 		Succeeded by