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PersonA brahmin youth of Rohaṇa who rose against King Vaṭṭagāmaṇī, was urged instead to fight the invading Damiḷā, and was defeated by them.
A brahmin youth of Rohaṇa who rebelled against Vaṭṭagāmaṇī in the fifth year of his reign. At that time Damiḷā invaded Sri Lanka and Vaṭṭagāmaṇī sent word to Tissa asking him to fight them, and take the throne for himself; Tissa did, but was conquered by them.⁴⁰
See also Brāhmaṇatissa-cora.
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