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Unhanagara Hatthadatha

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Unhanagara Hatthadatha
King of Anuradhapura
Reign691
PredecessorAggabodhi IV
SuccessorManavanna
DynastyHouse of Moriya

Unhanagara Hatthadatha was a king of Anuradhapura in 691. Despite his title, he was more of a good Buddhist monarch, with real power being held by a Tamil minister named Poththakutta who also commanded a significant number of Tamil mercenaries garrisoned in the city.[1] He was placed in succession to deceased Aggabodhi IV and his reign caused further anarchy and discontent among the Buddhist Sinhalese majority of Anuradhapura and nearby.

He was defeated by Manavanna, a son of Kassapa II, who with assistance from Narasimhavarman II of the Pallavas, resolved the Moriya-Lambakanna conflict and restored the rule of the Lambakanna dynasty in Anuradhapura.

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References

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  1. ^ Nishantha Joseph, Sujeewa. Sinhalese Kings (in Sinhala). Jayasinghe Book Publishers. ISBN 978-955-0642-32-8.
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Unhanagara Hatthadatha
Born: ? ? Died: ? ?
Regnal titles
Preceded by King of Anuradhapura
691–691
Succeeded by