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Uttara17

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A nephew of King Khallātanāga of Sri Lanka who conspired with his brothers to kill the king and, on discovery, took his own life by leaping onto a funeral pyre.

Nephew of King Khallātanāga of Sri Lanka. He conspired with his brothers to kill the king, and when the plot was discovered committed suicide by jumping on to a pyre. MT.612.

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