Dhatusena was a king of Sri Lanka who reigned from 455 to 473 AD. He was the first king of the Moriyan dynasty. In some records, he is also identified...

surrounding city. He acquired the throne by overthrowing his father, King Dhatusena, and usurping his brother and rightful heir to the throne, Moggallana...

Kumara Dhatusena was King of Anuradhapura in the 6th century, whose reign lasted from 515 to 524. He succeeded his father Moggallana I as King of Anuradhapura...

I, the king’s son by a non-royal consort, seized the throne from King Dhatusena, following a coup assisted by Migara, the King’s nephew and army commander...

The Avukana Buddha statue, a 12-metre-tall (39 ft) standing Buddha statue from the reign of Dhatusena of Anuradhapura, 5th century...

South Indians several times. Rulers such as Dutthagamani, Valagamba, and Dhatusena are noted for defeating South Indian invaders and unifying the country...

engineering facility in ancient Ceylon. This reservoir was built by King Dhatusena, who ruled the country from 454 to 473 CE. Tamil invaders who arrived...

killed by Dhatusena. Dathiya was the fifth of the Six Dravidians, who ruled for two years from 447 to 450. He was defeated and killed by Dhatusena. Pithiya...

creator of the Sigiriya citadel of ancient Sri Lanka killed his father king Dhatusena for the throne. Emperor Yang of Sui in Chinese history allegedly killed...

creator of the Sigiriya citadel of ancient Sri Lanka killed his father king Dhatusena for the throne. Ajatashatru (r. 492–c. 460 BC), king of Magadha, was killed...

collecting water. Large ancient reservoirs of Sri Lanka are Kalawewa (King Dhatusena), Parakrama Samudra (King Parakrama Bahu), Tisa Wewa (King Dutugamunu)...

single document in the 5th century by the Mahanama of Anuradhapura while Dhatusena of Anuradhapura was ruling the Anuradhapura Kingdom. It was written based...

According to ancient chronicles, Prince Kashyapa had killed his father King Dhatusena and fled to Sigiriya to find out a more secure place to prevent retaliation...

Kashyapa as King of Anuradhapura, and was succeeded by his son Kumara Dhatusena. Under his reign there were two schools of Theravāda Buddhism: the Dhammaruci...

who ruled from the dynasty. Rulers such as Dutthagamani, Valagamba, and Dhatusena are noted for defeating the South Indians and regaining control of the...

film in the Sinhala cinema. The film revolves around the time of King Dhatusena and the way he constructed Kala Wewa. It depicts the chronicles related...

is elected bishop of Reims (approximate date).[citation needed] King Dhatusena of Anuradhapura of the Moriyan dynasty rules over Sri Lanka. During his...

Giant's Tank is the same as the Mahanama Matha Vapi tank built by King Dhatusena in the fifth century and restored by King Parakramabahu I in the twelfth...

(113–35), who sailed to India to bring back his captured soldiers, and Dhatusena (455–73) who is credited with repulsing numerous Indian invasions and...

479 497 *Son of King Dhatusena by a Pallava woman Moggallana I - - 497 515 *Son of Dhatusena *Brother of Kasyapa Kumara Dhatusena - - 515 524 *Son of Mogallana...

While the statue is often said to have been made at the behest of King Dhatusena, another theory is that it was done by an individual named Barana. There...

Viharamahadevi, the daughter of king Kelani Tissa. Other sources claim that King Dhatusena (463-479 AD) built this temple while many other monarchs renovated it...

revered Buddhist philosophers including Buddhaghosa. During the reign of Dhatusena (455-473) a redaction of the Theravada Buddhist canon took place while...

century, whose reign lasted the year 524. He succeeded his father Kumara Dhatusena as King of Anuradhapura. He was assassinated and succeeded by his uncle...

built by King Buddhadasa, who ruled the island from 340 - 368 AD. King Dhatusena (455 - 477 AD) and King Mahanaga (573 - 575 AD) renovated the building...

Pandu (429) – first of seven Pandiyan rulers, ending with Pithya, 455; Dhatusena (459–477), his uncle, Mahanama wrote the Mahavamsa, he built "Kalaweva"...

combined and compiled into a single document in the 5th century while King Dhatusena was ruling the Anuradhapura Kingdom. It was written based on prior ancient...

kilometre or 6 inches per mile. Yodha Ela was constructed during King Dhatusena's reign in 459 AD. It is 87 km (54 mi) long. It is a trans-basin diversion...

of Buddhism in the island and the coming of Vijaya the Chief of Men". Dhatusena of Anuradhapura (5th century) had ordered the Dipavamsa be recited at...

was written in the 6th century by the monk Mahanama, brother of King Dhatusena of Anuradhapura, and heavily relied on the Dipavamsa or "Island Chronicle"...