Sirināga I
PersonUn roi de Sri Lanka qui, en tant que commandant en chef, se révolta contre le roi Kuñcanāga — frère de sa reine — et s’empara du trône à Anurādhapura, où il érigea une ombrelle au-dessus de la Mahā Thūpa et reconstruisit le Lohapāsāda
King of Sri Lanka (249-68 A.C.). He was the brother of Kuñcanāga’s queen and was his commander-in-chief. He rebelled against the king and defeated him; he then reigned in Anurādhapura. He erected a parasol over the Mahā Thūpa, rebuilt the Lohapāsāda, and restored the steps leading to the Bodhi tree. His son was Vohārika Tissa. Mhv.xxxvi.21 ff; Dpv.xxii.34 f.
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