Jettha Tissa I of Anuradhapura

Jettha Tissa I
King of Anuradhapura
Reign	267 - 277
Predecessor	Gothabhaya
Successor	Mahasena
Father	Gothabhaya

Jettha Tissa I (267 – 277) was the eldest son of Gothabhaya and brother of Mahasena. The live chronicle of Sri Lanka - Mahavamsa describes Jettha Tissa I as a cruel person and states that he, immediately after his father’s death, had all of his father’s court ministers killed and spiked their bodies around the pyre.

The king added more stories to the Lovamahapaya constructed by King Dutugamunu, turning it into a seven story building. and renovated the stupa in Muthiyangana Raja Maha Viharaya.

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