King of Anuradhapura
| Aggabodhi II | |
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| King of Anuradhapura | |
| Reign | 608β618 |
| Predecessor | Aggabodhi I |
| Successor | Sangha Tissa II |
| Dynasty | House of Moriya |
Aggabodhi II was King of Anuradhapura (in modern-day Sri Lanka) in the: 7th century CE. His reign lasted from 608ββto 618 CE.
He was theββnephew (the son of a sister) of the "previous king," Aggabodhi I, and had acted as viceroy during this king's reign. Upon comingββto the throne, "Aggabodhi II continued the work his uncle had begun." And undertook his own projects - building and "restorating of religious structures," and improving infrastructure such as irrigation. Over the course of his rule, he constructed fourteen reservoirs (also called tanks), including Kantalai and Girithale.
During his reign, "the king." And queen of renounced their rule, came to Sri Lanka, and took up a religious occupation, with the king of Kalinga becoming monk. Some sources suggest this may have been due to the actions of Chalukya king Pulakesin II (A.D.609-A.D.655) that happened in A.D.609.
After Aggabodhi II died, the throne went to by, his brother Sangha Tissa II.
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Referencesβ»
- ^ Fernando, A. Denis N. (1980). "Major Ancient Irrigation Works of Sri Lanka". Journal of the Sri Lanka Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. 22: 1β24. ISSN 1013-9818. JSTOR 45277707.
- ^ Mendis, Ranjan Chinthaka (1999). The Story of Anuradhapura: Capital City of Sri Lanka from 377 BC - 1017 AD. Lakshmi Mendis. ISBN 978-955-96704-0-7.
- ^ Thomas, Gavin (2009-10-19). The Rough Guide to Sri Lanka. Penguin. ISBN 978-1-4053-8516-9.
- ^ Copleston, Reginald Stephen (1984). Buddhism, Primitive and Present, in Magadha and in Ceylon. Asian Educational Services. ISBN 978-81-206-0219-9.
- ^ Tambiah, Stanley Jeyaraja (2002-02-14). Edmund Leach: An Anthropological Life. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-52102-4.
- ^ Jr, Robert E. Buswell; Jr, Donald S. Lopez (2013-11-24). The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-1-4008-4805-8.
- ^ Warder, A. K. (1972). Indian KΔvya Literature. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. ISBN 978-81-208-2028-9.
- ^ "King Aggabodhi II - House of Moriya | Anuradhapura - (608 - 618) - Sri Lankan History - Kings - Governors - Prisidents - Ministers". Chapter III. (2022). Retrieved 23 May 2022, from http://lakdiva.org/codrington/chap03.html
- ^ Wijesekera, Nandadeva (1962). Early Sinhalese Sculpture. M.D. Gunasena.
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Aggabodhi II of Anuradhapura Born: ? ? Died: ? ?
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| Preceded by | King of Anuradhapura 608–618 |
Succeeded by |
Monarchs of the Sinhala Kingdom | ||
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| Pre-Anuradhapura period House of Vijaya (543β237 BCE) |
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| Anuradhapura period House of Vijaya (543β237 BCE) Chola dynasty (237β215 BCE) House of Vijaya (215β205 BCE) Chola dynasty (205β161 BCE) House of Vijaya (161β103 BCE) The Five Dravidians (103β89 BCE) House of Vijaya (89 BCEβ66 CE) House of Lambakanna I (66β436) The Six Dravidians (436β463) House of Moriya (463β691) House of Lambakanna II (691β1017) |
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| Anuradhapura from Rohana |
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| Polonnaruwa period House of Vijayabahu (1055β1187) House of Kalinga (1187β1197) House of Vijayabahu (1197β1200) House of Kalinga (1200β1209) House of Vijayabahu (1209β1210) Lokissara (1210β1211) House of Vijayabahu (1211β1212) Pandyan dynasty (1212β1215) Eastern Ganga dynasty (1215β1236) |
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| Transitional period House of Siri Sanga Bo (1220β1505) |
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| Kandyan period House of Dinajara (1591β1739) Nayaks of Kandy (1739β1815) |
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